during their next chat brad asked if she remember what they had talked about in earlier conversations , because he was having problems ? `` do you just sort of jump on their back ? '' that was it - she would talk to lucas first . now she looked like a spaniel with a sunburn . many more had fallen beneath my blade since . there 's something reassuring about the tic-tic-tic of my wheels against the pavement , and the feel of the wind on my face , raw and fresh . i leaned over and kissed his cheek again . 