i 'd never had anyone kiss me like this , and even as i fought to let him do it , i thought about him being this forceful with other things , and the thought made me open wider to him , wider to them both . `` this is the way to travel , '' said rick laughing . he tucks it behind my ear and his thumb brushes my cheek . it also helps that my pay jumped a lot . then he lay awake , smiling , remembering the look of surprise on his father 's face as he fell . 