plus , she always leaned back from him , as if she wanted to put distance between them , and she blinked for much longer . heat blossomed between us , and i felt a thrill run through my whole body . `` will you keep working with me ? '' `` okay , but do not take me out of st. louis or this state or the country . '' her loud mouth always seemed to bring a world of trouble with it . typing in helens address the screen quickly gave the route to reach her house . 