Steve laughed briefly. “I’d love that sweetie, but what makes you think your mother would ever marry me?”“Oh please,” the girl rolled her ey...s. “She’s been in love with you forever. And I can tell you’re really into her, too.”“Hmmm, I thought I was doing a pretty good job of keeping that to myself,” Steve said.“Not really,” Mandi giggled.“Wouldn’t that make you jealous?”“My mom? No. I mean, somebody else, but not her. And not Debby. Is that weird?”“No, sweetie, it kind of makes sense. They gave off a gentle light. I had never even seen candle light before – it looked kind of spooky."Well what shall we do with ourselves now?" said Jean. "I know let's have a glass of sherry."She went over to the drinks cabinet and took out a bottle of sherry and poured out three glasses."This is a nice Oloroso you'll find it sweet but not too sweet. My father was an imported of fine wines and Sherries and this is one of his stocks. I inherited this house and his money when he died ten years. We already have reports of armed individuals attacking, robbing, and raping civilians. Some are even presenting themselves as marshals or sheriffs. What I'm about to tell you is only being communicated via cell phone - not any form of radio. There are others like you who have been deputized. To identify each other at a reasonable distance, tie a blue bandana or cloth on your upper left arm. No blue bandana, not the real deal. Got it?"So, here is what I need. Get down to Hot Springs and then to. I broke it reluctantly after more than five minutes.“I think we should clean up a bit then we can go to Harry Winston for our rings.” That’s pretty much what we did, but there were a few dozen kisses thrown in just because we were totally in love with each other. I led Scarlett out into the hot and humid Houston afternoon about fifteen minutes later, telling the doorman that we wanted a cab. We walked into the famous jewelry store almost thirty minutes later.I asked to see some engagement.