i trudged up the stairs to the second floor and he reached out and put his hand on the small of my back when i stumbled a little on the third step . the short jog was enough to remind him of that . ash was set against a large rock , far from the creatures . maybe bravo company is bringing money home for them . `` that was then , and this is now . '' the loft had never seemed so big , so modern , so clean . `` they 're up to something else . '' 