`` no , you broke it off as if it meant nothing . i ... i 'd give anything to be able to wipe the slate clean and be the woman you deserve . '' something in me wanted to blame her . i was a jumbled mixture of excited and scared . `` so , what exactly did you guys end up doing last night ? '' he scribbled more notes in his notebook . gus just nodded slightly in return . i seem to be getting a lot of hugs lately , he said , his mouth again squished against her shoulder . 