a man had to think twice about bringing all that bad luck upon himself . opening her mouth to his , he kissed her again before answering , `` never . '' my stomach lurched as i frowned down at him . as we started to head toward the stairs , jerry came after us , and i stopped the girls and looked at him . these were his people , his responsibility . `` perhaps i wanted to keep the sight of you to myself . `` just a normal day at the office i see . '' 