i pulled her closer to me , and took every breath and sigh from her as encouragement for more contact , more tenderness , and more of each other . my mouth opened to refuse him . crying never brought words of comfort . `` i thought it was fun that we were playing a game , '' he said , still wearing that irritating grin of his . `` i notice you did n't answer , and i 'm not surprised . i pull away both my hands and face . i cant easily explain magic ; its very mysterious . 