now he was the one kissing her , dropping light kisses along the side of her neck , hoping to lure her into spending the night . `` why ca n't you just give me that ? '' `` what were you actually doing for thirty minutes in the bathroom ? '' the council , he thought to himself . he would try to imagine where his customers came from , where they were going , and what they were hiding . he did n't seem angry , but she did n't know him well enough to be able to gauge his reactions yet . 