her fear quickly turned to anger . it was waiting on the table , covered with a freshly washed tea towel . startled , she said the first thing that came to mind . lionel is quite an excellent cook . '' he left earlier , '' i told the guy . without a doubt , that would have been too easy , though . it was getting late , and will had told me he was taking me home . i croaked , immediately feeling guilty for thinking that exact thing of him . 