`` hey , thanks for picking me up , '' i said , out of breath and reaching for my seat belt . funny you make such an effort for the church but it 's not about the church , is it ? theyre just calling me back to our booth . `` i 'm not telling you this so you feel you owe me a debt , but to let you know your situation . and this time , you wont fail me . he was a please-and-thank-you kind of male . was he waiting to kill me in my sleep ? 