.. and I'll wait until it's the real thing for you too."Ingrid's face melted and the tears began to flow. She pulled Steve to her and kissed him with ...ll the energy she could summon. She stepped back after a moment and smiled a wrinkled smile."Let's go home and plan our future," she said at last."Yes, but ... whose home?" he smiled gently."Ladies choice. My place," she said happily though her tears. "But I guess this puts the pressure on me to get your ... I mean ... our... new home ready,. Just for the Thanksgiving weekend, honestly, but I thought I'd ask because it's four whole days and I don't want to upset you and this is such a nice house and I really really like it here and... ' She was beginning to gabble and I put a hand up.'Kirsty, told ya way back: overnighters are fine, long as it don't look like they're movin' in permanent, weekenders are OK once in a while, it's a guy from outa town for instance, sisters at Thanksgiving always welcome. But hell, girl, holidays an'. Stormy could march down the aisle in front of her. She was part of the family, right? My jaw dropped and I stared, and then stood up and started hollering while she and her sister scampered out of the room, laughing. Marilyn sat there listening to this, and I rounded on her.“Don’t blame me! They just like to push your buttons!” she said.“Stormy? Carrying the rings? Have they lost their minds?” I looked over at the doorway, and who came romping in but the mutt, who jumped into my empty recliner.. Olorin smiled and said, "South it is." But how shall we travel?" Aeneas asked."Have no fear, sailor. We shan't leave your vessel behind. We can useit to head south," Olorin said."How about the rest of you, you okay with this? It's going to be a bitmore cramped and a lot less fancy than what we've had so far," I said."We each volunteered for this, wherever you think we should go, we'llfollow," Aerina said and the rest nodded."Okay. Thank you," I said and we all went to our respective tents.