her lips purse together and she gives me a look that says i 'm losing her . we 're supposed to be on the same side . then she went silent again as another contraction gripped her . `` if i ca n't fight off a pack of puppies , i deserve to bite it . '' her hair swung in a rich cloud of dark waves over her bare shoulders . and believe me , i have no intentions of standing in the way of justice . looked at the stuff on the sill , and then checked the view . 