i 'm not going to let her be hurt again , not on my watch , not while i 'm still breathing . now he 's awake , and the evening returns to him like a movie remembered- every word was said , but none of it seems real . you wait here in the cab while i hitch up your car . i had to pick the girl who always talks . '' my wife was including me in her work . are you interested in that old fruit ? he gave me a crooked smile and kissed my nose again . 