she bit her lower lip and touched a long black evening gown . i : would you prefer it if we shot ourselves and saved you the trouble ? `` it means there 's a hell of a big difference between not stopping me and actually helping me , '' she said . `` we can see what takes our fancy . that my heart had belonged to riley since we were teenagers . if i trust anyone here , its him . the young woman 's face looked delighted . maybe he would be able to laugh again . 