i looked out my windows to the office , then back to her and said quietly , `` maybe we should stick close to our desks today , honey . `` return whenever you wish , '' someone called . it was better they were both locked away for life . i think ill join him while you go over to bates . `` you would n't know love if it jumped up and bit you on the ass . '' he had to avoid such strikes , rather than challenge them . 