in the room , was a woman dressed in white , with her head shaking , speaking to the wall . `` i do not say things i do not mean , sweetheart , '' he told willow , automatically trying to reassure her . the car engine turns over and i back up , making sure my headlights shine on the back of the truck . she was a lot of things , but surely she was n't this selfish . seth thought about it for a moment then took the plunge . but she could n't seem to restrain herself . 