It's probably for the best, he tells himself. He couldn't check anything out anyway - and even if he could, returning the books would be a bitch. Besides, Dana's willing to come back with him, and that feels like a plus right about now. Every time he fails to turn anything up, it sucks to be alone with his thoughts.

"If you need a ride," he says, on the their way back upstairs, "I can get you home. So you don't have to spend another dime on it."

Otherwise, he assumes, she'll be calling around for her sister and waiting around for her to show up. It's a small town, but there's plenty of countryside around here; they might live out in the sticks.