nick hesitated , coffee mug in hand . and you hold the gun by the barrel . did you ever get that feeling , she started , when youve spent your life working for something ? i 'm not going to let anything hurt you ever again . '' nobody would remark if i wore this , but i do n't want to . `` i thought you wanted me to lose . '' i got nothing better to do anyway . he towered over her , looking every inch a predator . he sighed heavily and let her slide-slowly-down his chest . 