even virginia seemed surprised by shane 's extravagance . '' what are you doing ? '' i whispered to him . '' buying you a necklace , '' he whispered back . '' for fifteen million dollars ? '' '' i 'll make it back by the end of the year . besides , it 's all going to charity

anyway , the parking lot attendant made the captain buy thirteen tickets because of the number of spaces the flying saucer occupied , but otherwise he seemed uninterested . there was a documentary about aliens on the little tv set in his booth . the captain and bagless noticed it as they walked out . '' i 've seen that one , '' said bagless

she was a million miles away , someone he 'd never have . katie 's warning was clear enough , even if it did embarrass mari-keep away . when his date 's lips landed on his neck , mari shot him a disgusted look and walked out . trystan pulled his date off his throat , but mari was already gone . katie watched her friend walk out the door and looked back at trystan

he did n't , but i imagined i could hear him chewing all the way to the third floor . the third floor was my domain . it consisted of four large square rooms all interconnected by a series of arched doors and a walk-in closet in the center of the four . i never moved out of the nursery . that 's what my mother called it , the
nursery