he closed the door and the moment the world outside disappeared , he bent his head down and kissed her . getting himself through a long moment of danger , the best way he could . a pleased smile curved his lips , telling me somehow he 'd known what i needed and was happy i 'd responded . if people could only understand that , they would not want to burn us down . `` the point is , this is moving too fast . '' now i know where the money for this place comes from . 