there were no distractions here , just the echo of her footsteps and the sound of the breeze rustling branches outdoors . `` no , i shall be joining him later , '' i said . i thought youd be anxious about it because of that bit of writing . so how should we do this ? laughing a little , i grinned across at my girl . `` what if it was an emergency ? '' milk swung a ham sized fist that connected with a stomach and the pilot folded . i get to decide if i worry or not . '' 