the same protective nature that had gotten him in trouble once before . beth formed a protective shield around the teenagers and sought through the gym . he could not see all them clearly because of the glare . `` look , i 'm not saying it makes good business sense , but that 's just how some people operate . in my heart i wanted to believe it . again , when put like that ... `` no , of course not ! swallowing hard , i look him in the eye , `` the reasons seem stupid now . 