tara sat down with her cup of plain coffee and waited , wondering if he 'd already showed up , saw her and turned around to leave . 'go on , tell her , ' he said . `` maybe he just got tired of using people , '' i say , and he looks over at me , eyebrows raised . we could always knock him out . `` did n't you think you 'd eventually sleep with someone ? '' just be careful about rusty parts . `` please , i just need to think right now-in silence . '' 