instead , she locked the doors , saw , very slowly , to the business of tidying the store , locking away the register drawer and seeing to the most minute task that would hold her back . when she arrived , the police were there waiting . i had never really had any close friends . `` why in the hell would i want to do that ? '' she caught her breath , as he said , 'marry me jess . peter 's own blood dried on the tip-and nodded . 