he smiled , his eyes not quite catching up to it . jared 's eyes bounced from me to the floor to other things in the room , uncomfortable with where the conversation was headed . he could even be quite cute . please , wo n't you let us talk to him ? '' she rubbed his arm in such a loving manner , he nearly hugged her . i did n't remember them standing around awkwardly , struggling for things to say . `` damn , woman , do i love the sound of that . '' 