he had come home late , and carried the pieces of wood he had bought at the hardware store up the side of the house , trying to maintain total silence . as we stood by the open entrance-about four doors wide-i took a breath to steady my heart . the charmed utensil spun in the air . she got up and cracked open a bottle of wine . you 're naked and it would only be a matter of time before i got naked again . `` chose someone who can help you deal with it . 