now that she was dead ... `` habit . he hung his head , closing his eyes . she leaned over to kiss him on the head , but stopped , knelt down , and kissed him on the cheek instead . i will leave such details to you . '' kelly did n't bother to stop the possessive thought . `` what god will save us next time ? '' `` the first step is to convince him that we do , in fact , live in this time and place . '' the one he 'd seen on her body . 