this would give me a little extra time to put the plan into motion . before anyone could move he fired , an explosion that rocked the narrow alley with a thunderous boom . besides , weddings took time , and since they had very little time , the smaller the better . each time he took her the sweet little angel he 'd come to know let go some more . `` alec ... '' she started to say but he stopped her . can we just move onto the next thing ? 