he was fast , and i had no time to react . i believe you humans say ladies first ? above her , he whispered a word , short and harsh . they smiled at each other , both of them knowing just how much the word stay really meant . `` you look like you could use some . '' half a mile apart required a lot of focus . cash knew she liked what she saw . she sighed in frustrated desire then allowed him to pull her to the back balcony door off of the sitting room . 