his hands gripped the wheel hard as he concentrated on the fading lines painted on the roadway as his wandering mind and his wondering eyes drifted towards the never before seen beauty . the very idea that he needed me had my body melting . daylight would have made a search of the woods easy . why didnt he just shoot us both and be done with it ? i ca n't imagine you were that different than you are now . '' emotions that he had awakened in her . for him there was no way out . 