he brushes the curls from his forehead and blows out a frustrated breath . she still might have , if not for the credit cards at lunch yesterday . i reached into my pocket to retrieve my wallet . there were tags in her luggage ; i placed them myself and not all of them should have stopped working at once . '' `` i know , but if he 's a monster , how could i let him be in their lives ? '' we are quite a good team when it comes to serious matters . 