now she was making all those connections and all that money she 'd spread around work for her . just as he was leaning down for a kiss , there was a pounding on my door . had there been an or else at the end of that ? it felt like it-most of the time . the very air in the office seemed to chill . anyway , the day had rushed by and the group was now happily joking amongst each other as they entered a narrow valley . she did n't finish the process and wine sputtered everywhere . 