"What are you- no, wait!" Nicholas yelled, struggling underneath Mattie's weight. She was [i]not[/i] a large woman by any means, but he was so weak that she had the advantage at the moment. The next thing he knew, he felt the knife that she'd had in her hand being dug into his back. He cried out in pain, resisting more and trying to wiggle out from underneath her. "Stop! Stop that! You're crazy!"