he kissed the tender inside of her wrist and smiled at her . `` are you trying to manipulate us ? '' and for now , you need me . he rested his chin on his hand , his fingers covering his mouth and nose . the librarians nearby all got dark expressions on their faces . caused by this man , who i know , as well as i know my own mother . the whole time they were together , having breakfast and packing their things into the car , she found herself glancing at the phone , expecting it to ring . 