then to meet you in person ? '' `` get on your hands and knees , '' he told me when i 'd worked myself into a fever pitch . youve never driven anything but my van . wed better get back to the house , he sighed . he spoke the words almost formally , as if it was a ritual she did n't understand . she sat next to him , and beau squeezed her hand . the kids wanted to be part of the action and i had to do some yelling . 