back at his desk the reality of the amount of work he had got done so far today faced him . at her tone , he drew back and looked at her . instead , he closes the rest of the distance between them . now one aspect of pet sitting was that these people trusted the service in allowing their sitters into their homes . the highway led them into charming , the last exit before leaving the state . he had a surprising amount of trouble finding the answer . he 'd felt uncomfortable and anxious about seeing mary jo ever since . 