the glow from the rapidly expanding barrel fire licked her face . from the sink , she turned a genuine smile on me . as she 'd predicted , she slipped right past the restaurant without a single person recognizing her . he was sure it was the one way to convince her . or i could end up in a body bag . at any rate , i managed to get the advantage and i disabled him . jane took his hand in both of hers . someone yelled , carried away by the excitement . 