dressed in a pair of white slacks and a lavender sweater , her cheeks flushed with color , she was even prettier than he remembered . `` it 's worse for a day or two after i drink the ... the poison . '' i bite the inside of my cheek to keep from smiling . she recognized the humming power that flowed through him . he gave her everything he had . nothing would sound convincing at this point . `` i got him on the left , '' boomer said . 