they were not going to listen . theres been an explosion at grand central , are you all right ? he could see the pulse racing at the base of her neck . she leaves , and i stare at the numbers on my phone . he hung the phone up with a quick , clumsy reaching gesture . she went back to work , stepping behind her workbench , poking around , and removing a long , thin , pointed object . princess grabbed him by the front of his pants and led him away . 