if he 's smart and realizes what a fine catch you are . '' the girls assembled around the room in a kind of circle . her voice broke off and she leaned into him . the surf was an endless roar of sound , and the sky was black and hard , with no sign yet of the coming day . feeling like i got hit by a truck , double check . brett and his big mouth , she thought . a shiny seat in prison next to every last family member you used to joke around with at family dinner . 