her mother never told her the things a young girl should know , about the ways of boston men and how they come and go ... `` oh , and i came in to get you . curtis was n't going to help you , anyway . `` i know i sound ridiculous because i 'm asking question after question , but could you remind me which offer that was ? '' and then you pulled your dumb trick . his teeth nibbled at her finger , scraped along the pad of her thumb . are you really asking me if i can bake ? 