i 'm going to close my eyes and when i open them , i wo n't be here , you wo n't be here , none of this will have happened . whatever it is , we can handle it together , buddy reassured her . some of us are prepared this morning . our relationship was never supposed to get to this point . the pair took the stairs to the top of the building rather than the elevator which had been switched off . fine , fine , she said , sounding as tired as i felt . 