so i tried to stall them with body language , walking the walk of the impatient and confident in the hopes that it would make the security guys hesitate . even though the city is empty , it never occurs to me to suspect that the palace skyscraper might also be deserted . a couple of times , his hand brushed mine . you have n't talked about her at all . she did n't ask questions , but she knew there was something going on with me . '' 