i knelt beside her and brushed the hair away from her face , kissing her wet cheek . she leaned forward and carefully cleaned the surface of the floor . half an hour before billy was going to pick me up , his dad took the car . i ca n't believe you 're both alive . '' the helicopter lifted off the ground . no , wait , he basically hated her every moment of every day , but at this particular time , he really wanted to rip her head off and play a few games of baseball with it . 