They told us later they just stood there watching us while holding each other for some time. Ash said it felt like there really was something sacred a...out us still into it all after people had left, the music was off, people were cleaning up and we were so totally unaware. Ash finally came up behind me and gently hugged me somewhat breaking the spell. We all needed to call it a night I guess, but I still wonder how long Becky and I would've stayed in that altered state if our two partners. "Madam Martinique's voice softened. "That is why you need to sign thosepapers. Without full custody, we cannot fully implement our program." It does seem extreme." The hardness was back in Mother's voice. "But withall the trouble my s-- daughter has been getting into since her fatherdied, I suppose extreme measures are called for."The head mistress seemed to float down as she sat in her huge leatherchair. "I understand your position. Most parents have run out of optionsby the time they come to. He's on call this weekend. They're doing some remote testing on a super highly confidential network we've been installing for the past few weeks. They won't tell us anything about it. I figure it's banking or maybe even the government." So?" She prodded me."Well, apparently a router is down. No big deal, whoever is on call goes in and resets it. This weekend it's Steve. Steve's in the hospital with his kid and I'm the only person who he can reach." So we go back to my place, get you cleaned up. ”Then he swears, “Shit! I wish I had asked Stacy something about the rebuild on the Cobra.”I query, “What’s that?”Ben explains, “The 427 needs premium gas, which is almost unavailable anymore. I wonder if she got it setup to use gasohol.”I look at the pumps as we pull in and remark, “Well, you either have low octane ‘normal’ gas or high octane gasohol.”Ben submits, “Well, I guess we will try gasohol.”I pull up to the highest octane gasohol pump they have, exit the Cobra and Ben announces,.