then she closed the pouch and released the lock . he said to us in a whisper . `` if i said no , you 'd do it anyway . before i could say anything ( not that i knew what to say ) , the phone rang and the buzzer went on the door . all perfectly good reasons why she might have to miss her father 's trip down the aisle to marry a woman she 's never met . want me to saddle her up for you ? his dad was the man in charge . 