i shook my head , put my hands to his biceps and pushed back as i started , `` sam , i - '' his arms got tight and it was proved positive i was totally clueless because he was not a small man , he was a tall man , he was definitely a muscular man and thus i should have cottoned onto the fact that he was a very strong man and i knew this in that instant because his arms separated , one going low at my waist , one going up to rest under my shoulder blades .