but instead hed stand across the room , nodding and frowning . `` at any point , you can walk away . sorry sweetheart , i forgot to mention that you should have come through using your energy forces to drift . he could make the story long or short , put in the weather and the way the flowers and pines had smelled on the mountain , or he could cut it short . the sliding glass doors were closed , but unlocked . '' bill still could not believe everything that had happened . `` are you always here this early ? '' 