in few days the first bombs would fall and the phone lines would be forever gone . was i then losing my grip on reality after all ? `` do you need me to take that there ? '' he should have gone straight for the one way he always managed to get through to this woman . he jerked his hand through his dark hair . if its okay with dad it sounds fine , he said . `` i sure as hell know it is n't casual , '' he said . it 's better not to ask questions , she decided . 