i wanted to believe it was whatever he was dealing with at work , but a tiny fear sat in the back of my mind whispering that no matter what we 'd been to one another , when the six months was up , so was our time together . i shot them a smile , and that only made them giggle more . `` what do you suppose that was all about ? '' i found her in the boiler room eating a whole bag of gummy bears and warming her hands on the boiler . 