Now peering around the curtain, Nick could hear muffled sounds from the living room, so he stepped out of the shower and saw that the bathroom door was slightly ajar, but would be closed enough to block any line of sight from the living room hall. He finished dressing, struggling a bit with the unfamiliar skirt fastenings, then opened up the small leather handbag. Inside was a wallet, a passport, some make-up, keys, the cellphone with Nick's recent photo, a folded sheet of paper, and some tampons in a small zipper bag with the words 'you'll need these tomorrow' written on it in blue marker ink. Shuddering at the sight of the tampons, Nick wanted to know more.
First, he looked in the wallet. There was a credit card of the pre-paid type, with no name, at least a thousand dollars in cash, a folded piece of paper with some numbers on it, some business cards for upscale clothing boutiques, someone who called themselves a 'styling consultant', and a hairdresser. Most importantly, it had in it a driver's license as well as a two-year old University student ID, both under the name 'Catherine Elizabeth Cooper', with Megan's face, clearly looking a bit younger. Nick quickly checked the passport and saw that it matched, except that the photo seemed more recent. Also in the wallet, Nick found a single condom, with more blue marker scrawling saying 'just in case!' with a little winky-face.
