blinking back useless tears , she said , `` i fear i am lost . '' without thinking twice about it , she 'd reached over and silenced the thing ... only to realize she was awake and he was still very much with her . `` do you know the way to the airport ? '' `` i told him about the practical joke , '' stella said smoothly . no matter what happens , please , please be careful . she kept talking about how she would find me in a few days regardless of where i went . 