with the blinds down , he could n't even see his own hand in front of his face . she also had on socks and tennis shoes . it would be a waste to ignore them . '' we had to get out of the weather . you would n't be able to carry it . '' she was standing at the door and looked at him . we could both picture her doing it . `` or did you pop them quick ? `` leave it to you to get to the heart of things , '' she said on a laugh . 