and they had some power over her . she let loose a little surprised laugh and then in front of her brother , the now gathered rest of our group and god himself pulled me down by my collar and kissed me long and hard . i ca n't promise i wo n't laugh because you 're kind of funny and that 's only setting myself up for failure . '' `` i thought you were going to live with me forever , '' she teased her son . `` but i can share it with you later . '' 