i asked , knowing i needed to get off the phone and make a plan . painter followed him and closed the door . he was meeting them at the safe house . and now he was going to have to cancel because his mother thought that he should go see the woman he was supposed to have married instead marry his younger brother . `` once more , '' was all he said , and then he lowered his mouth to hers . across the universe to the end of time and back again . 