she 's the kind of woman who always puts family first and herself last . 'well , go on , then , what did he say ? ' that same look of appeal was in this dear boys eyes and once again she was helpless . what i needed was my own door . i kissed him softly on the cheek and looked back at my hand . a hint of his wicked grin touched his lips . she looked up , startled , when she hit her head on marcus , who 'd stopped in the middle of the hallway . 