he looked to the ceiling and wandered off in thought . but i do begin to wonder- right there , just at the back of my thinking- is he afraid of her ? cole ran his hand through his messy hair . it only made sense because he 'd known that whatever their relationship was , it would n't last very long . she did n't need to worry about any of that with him , she realized now . the old man stopped ahead of them with an annoyed expression . i knew then that i had to take don 's offer . 