`` do n't worry about the prices , girls . he lowered his arm and swallowed hard . `` i do n't suppose i was very good at hiding my feelings when i learned about father . you had pink frosting all over your face . but she did n't give a good god damn . flames danced and licked upward from the shattered side of a building across the street . they had empty plates and a bowl of steaming spaghetti and meatballs sat in the center of the table . next time he 'd get her a coloring book . 