`` can i ... talk to you , '' he looked up , his expression tight , `` outside . '' the pulse in his neck jumped . the soft chime of the doorbell signaled her new partners arrival . try stepping on it again , i instructed . `` meanwhile , we 're living in a trailer park . she danced over to her kitchen cabinets and got out three glasses and a bottle of champagne . a short black skirt and white button down blouse ? he had a whole life here and a family who really needed him . 