his eyebrows lifted with interest , but scout 's voice pulled his gaze to her . through the plate glass windows they could see carl on the phone behind an old steel desk . you were the only one who thought of this end . '' `` the link is probably just down . i swallowed as he unbuttoned my jeans . it changes with mood , with disease , with exercise , with outside temperature , with food . `` you 're trying to convince yourself , and you 're using me to listen to yourself talk . '' 