'such romance ... and we met such lovely people , too . i shoot her a smile and nod my head for another jack and coke . i was wondering if you might want to go out for drinks sometime , mark said . sometimes ignoring the idiots works but sometimes it just eggs them on to do worse or more . was the intruder still in the house ? instead , he squeezed my cold fingers between his warm ones . he set his glass down and reached across the table , his palms upward , reaching for her trust . 