a really nice one , too , but you wrecked it . '' before they had chance to speak , or even think , the silence was broken by charles . the traffic slowed him down to the point when he parked outside her house it was dark . i moaned loudly and closed my eyes . i turn my brain off and simply let the evening settle around me . song does n't travel well under salt water . we had met them before we went hiking . one more mention of her real name and things could get messy . 