`` i think you got one from your dad . '' still , i did n't like the idea of getting stuck out on a back road somewhere . i have a thick skin and an easy sense of humor . i did this so we can be together . they repeated this a good dozen times . many a fish took the bait and escaped , he reminded himself . her breath caught at how good he felt like this . if they ca n't fly it , he can ! ' or at least made us all think that she had . 