He said it was more than just a company to you and your family, and, because of that, you probably wouldn't agree to sell. He hopes that you and he ca... work out some way where all of us can co-exist together. A way that leaves both of our company's in better shape than any of the other options would." We aren't for sale, and if we were I don't think you could afford us." He was reacting to what he thought of as an insult, my offering to possibly buy their company. I wished then that I'd made. And finally, the woman who was pressed up against his back spoke, saying, "Be nice Steven, let Susan enjoy her victory a bit longer."Steve relaxed and stopped fighting Susan's effort to move his hand back into position. Behind him, Rachel patted his hip, snuggled a bit closer and said, "I knew you were a nice guy. Now all we need is to get you to put the seat back down when you're done." So how is it that I have such uninvited if lovely company this morning? I'm not objecting, exactly, but I. " He continued drinking his beer. "You and I need to talk about the Pennington's sometime," Lonnie said as his kids ran around the living room like wild animals. Cade couldn't believe the volume of noise the kids were capable of making. "Y'all better stop that runnin' around," Lonnie yelled at the kids. "I mean it now. Stop it."It was as if Lonnie hadn't said a word. The kids completely ignored him and kept on running around obnoxiously. "Lon," his wife Angie called from the kitchen, "Did you. "My best blouses! I'll never get the smell of damp out of it. I don't believe you sometimes!" In a rage she threw all the clothes into a bin bag and took it out to the bins. "If you can't look after your clothes, you don't deserve to have any. And you certainly need to take more care over mine, how on Earth am I supposed to go out and work if I have nothing decent to wear? How can I afford to buy more clothes? I've had to throw away some of yours as well and we definitely can't afford any more.