"I know what I have and what I don't have. It would be folly to seize any one of them without their permission." Ah, the student learns," Benni said w...th a chuckle, which was cut off in an instant as Faytn engaged the thrusters first and ignored the stabilizers.The vehicle turned in another direction without warning and five of the six slammed into the roof. The vehicle turned again and they slammed into the near side."This is how you treat your patriarch?" Benni moaned as the zero gravity. "You weren't forgotten..." the man tried to start again."I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP!" Then an idea struck Art's mind as he reached out touching the man's head. An almost shriek escaped the man's lips as he turned ashen, then he turned to stare at Art, as huge tears started to fall from his eyes. "You fucking bastard! You love all the children of the world. You absolute fucking liar! See all the hell I went through because you didn't have time for your own." Releasing the man, Art smiled a wicked. " I-I try to be," she heard herself say, hardly aware that she was even speaking. The feel of his male closeness and his hot, rough hand on her sensitive exposed skin flashing an unexpected sensation to her brain. It... it had to be the pot and beer, she reasoned, forcing a little laugh. "Better let me go if you want this beer opened..." To hell with that!" he choked, taking it from her and setting it on the table? "I don't need it as much as I need you, baby girl! Yeah... old Uncle Link needs. ”I rubbed the back of my head and glanced to where Skye had told me she had hidden the engagement ring ... in the pocket of one of my suits that Liz absolutely hated.“Fine,” I said. “If that’s the way you want to play it, we’ll play it that way.”Liz leaned over and kissed me on the cheek.“We can tell them whenever you want,” she said. “I don’t need a ring or anything like that.”“Let’s see if we’re going to have one announcement or two before we fill them in,” I said.“Probably a good idea,” Liz.