miles could hear the sound of traffic echoing through catherines phone in the background , and in his minds eye he could see them sitting together in catherines convertible volvo , ashley fixing her hair after the beating it had undoubtedly taken on the expressway , catherine wearing her favorite pair of dolce & gabbana sunglasses and checking her lipstick and makeup in the rear-view mirror to make sure it was as flawless as she wanted her life to be .