i bet we 'd find all sorts of interesting things in those files then . '' he joined me in bed and pulled me into his arms , settling me with my cheek on his chest , my thigh over both of his and then his fingers came up and played with the ends of my hair . `` the basics are there , and she is very smart . lily filled the two skins inside the water bucket one last time before walking off the boat . that must be why his parents wanted him to come over . 