i tried to ignore the pressure of his gaze , and kept my eyes pinned on the trail in front of us . `` not bad , '' she says , reaching up to feel it . it was the first time hed seen her outside of the coffee shop . not texas hot , more dry desert heat . but even then , he made his decisions based on logic and the information available to him at the time . second , i never pictured jake being that adventurous . `` you are now and always will be my merry . '' 