he drained his glass and dropped it in the sink with a clink . his legs cramped and there was a terrible pulling in his back . he sat down on the bed , finally undoing the cuff links and taking off his shirt . `` she left here about a minute and a half ago-and not to get some bagels and lox and a copy of the times . there was no sound and steven slowly opened his eyes to stare at her face . you caused the truck tire to go flat . 