`` i never knew that animal could jump like that ! '' his hand rose to his chest . i ca n't think of anyone who would want to go to a ball with you . it was all so clean and quiet , so safe . and it does not involve me raising my hand to you . zeus and ben were getting smaller as they were carried downstream , but zeus was getting ever closer . 'i like undressing you , ' he said without even a hello , dumping his jacket over my kitchen stool . 