she watched darcy closely for a moment to make sure she had started breathing again and when she was certain no permanent physical harm had been done , continued , i may be a little more outspoken than youre accustomed to but i feel i have to tell you that ive never seen my son look at a woman the way he looks at you half as if hed like to carry you off to his bed and half as if hed kill rampaging bulls to protect you .