i said , `` yeah , the break was n't much fun . '' billy stopped in his tracks , confused . he lay awake all night as his thoughts raced . do you find my conditions acceptable ? now he had the stair to try to climb up as silently as he could . `` he was off guard for a moment . `` did you want me to make you some breakfast ? '' it was hard , but my family was more important than my career . this woman got the strangest ideas . 