of course , after having company over the weekend , we had run out of all of our favorite food and snacks , so we were forced to go out in the mess to fill our cupboards back up . and , even better , because he 'd appreciated . not because she 'd spent the past four hours chewing her nails to the quick worrying about jimmy , a situation she could do nothing about . she was as close to perfect as you could get and she loved me . 