“Will your dad freak if I kiss you good-bye?” he asked.”
“I just wanted..."Aaron stepped closer."To kiss you good-bye," he finished for Greg.”
“Good-bye,' he said with sudden force, and his eyes gleamed with their last light. 'Good-bye.... Listen ... you know I didn't kiss you then.... Breathe on the dying lamp, and let it go out ...”
“Don't forget to wish your husband good-morning when he sets off to the office. He will feel the lack of your good-bye kiss all day.”
“You sure you don’t want to kiss me good-bye, baby?”
“I do not have the money anymore. It was all yours, after all. I slipped the check into the silk lining of the coffin when I kissed you good-bye for the last time.”