Author's note : Sorry! I know this is late but it was a holiday and all. So now that I am stuffed with food and creative ideas. I bring to you the next chapter. … and yes, there is WAFF… *hides head in hands*, God I hope it worked.

Oh and since so many people (22) left me reviews, I answered them at the bottom of the page. Thanks again!

Chapter 2

"Yes ma'am? How can I help you today?"

"Well, let's see. I need a hand gun and five minutes alone with them."

The flight attendant's smile never balked. "How about a nice cup of tea and a free headset to listen to music."

Megumi frowned a bit and then slowly nodded. "Toss in a few pain killers and we have a deal."

The attendant nodded and started down the aisle before a stray soccer ball hit her. Megumi sighed and leaned back in her seat, grabbing a pillow and trying to bury her face in it. Though whether she was attempting to drown out of the noise or smoother herself was still undecided.

She tried… she really tried this time to push away the thoughts of five star dining in first class. The legroom where she could stretch out and fall asleep. Complete and utter silence to indulge in while sipping on red wine. Wearing beautiful silk dress and a lovely Italian millionaire sitting next to her.

Oh yes, that was a nice dream.

But here she was in jeans and an old Tokyo University sweatshirt, with half an inch between her and the seat in front of her, trying to digest whatever reconstituted meat was just served to them and sitting next to a tanuki that could sleep through World War III!

And that's nothing to say of the rest of the compartment. She must have offended someone in a past life to deserve this traveling curse. She wanted to cry. She wanted to scream in anger. Most of all… she wanted to kill Sano for what he was about to do.

"READY!" Sano yelled. "Dae-Han-Min-Guk!" he sang.

Thirty voices answered him and then repeated it. Over and over again. Megumi stood up and shot him a dirty glance.

"THAT'S NOT EVEN JAPANESE!" she yelled.

Sano looked at her with a trace of a smile. "They are participating in an international competition. They need to know chants from other country. Okay! Next up is BRAZIL!"

The National Youth Soccer team from Japan cheered and began chanting the well-known song as Megumi decided that there was a better use for her pillow.

"OI!" Sano cried indignantly as the pillow hit him upside the head.

Megumi frowned and turned her attention to the source of all her problems. Sure, it was Kenshin that suggested trading in the first class tickets again but Megumi knew it was all Kaoru's fault… somehow. She pushed the sleeping girl until Kaoru finally opened a sleepy eye.

"Kenshin?"

Megumi sighed. "No, tanuki-chan. Your little boyfriend is making friends with the girls on the team."

Kaoru shot up and looked over to where her poor redhead was being quizzed by the few girls who came with the team. "What are they talking about?" Kaoru asked.

Megumi gripped her by the shoulders and turned Kaoru to face her. "Kaoru… they're fourteen years old. Chill out."

"Mou," Kaoru said unhappily sliding in her seat. "So why did you wake me up?"

"Tell Sano to stop leading soccer chants," Megumi stated.

Kaoru rolled her eyes. "Tell him yourself."

"Kaoru…"

"No!" Kaoru said. "I'm not getting involved in this childish temper tantrum! We're not five years old."

Megumi frowned and unclicked her seatbelt and stood up. "I'm going to go find that flight attendant."

She stood up quickly and left Kaoru rolling her eyes again. She passed by the assembled group, ignoring their incessant chanting. Peeking a head into the side passage that housed the food carts and usually at least one attendant, she was further annoyed to find no one there.

Probably on a coffee break, Megumi sighed. She turned to leave when she felt someone grab her arm. Before she could even utter a peep, she was shoved into one of the lavatories. The door slammed shut and the lock was clicked into place, suddenly flooding light into the darkness and giving identity to her aggressor.

It felt like the entire world fell from under her.

* * *

"What's your favorite food?"

"What kind of music do you like?"

"Do you play soccer?"

"What do you do for a living?"

Kenshin smiled and tried to decide which one to answer first. He shot a look over to the seat Kaoru should have been in. But neither her nor Megumi was anywhere in sight. He was about to excuse himself to find her when he felt to firm hands on his back. Turning upwards from his cross-legged seat on the ground, he was lost in a sea of black.

"Hello girls," Kaoru sang out. "How are we all doing?"

"Fine, Kamiya-san," they echoed back.

"Okay," she smiled, looking down at Kenshin. "I'm going to get some coffee. Do you want some?"

"Aa," he smiled.

She nodded and lifted her hands from his back. "Oh… and it's Fruit Loops with whole milk, classical and grunge, he used to, and he sells antiques, " she finished ruffling the top of his head.

The girls giggled as Kaoru sidestepped by them and left a slightly blushing Kenshin in her wake. She smiled to herself and headed towards the middle of the plane. When she got close, she couldn't help but notice the long line of people who were waiting for the lavatory.

"Christ, what are they doing in there?" someone said.

Kaoru raised an eyebrow. They? She looked at the people and at the door. Well, vacation or no, she was an officer of the peace. She knocked on it loudly. "Hey! What's going on in there?"

There was no response.

"HEY! Open up!" Kaoru said, banging loudly. There was movement behind the door and Kaoru's eyes widened in surprise as she took in the scene in front of her when the door opened. "Megumi?" she said softly.

The young doctor was pale as a ghost, her eyes bloodshot and her hands twitching ever so slightly. "He's here," she whispered.

"He?" Kaoru said, sticking her head into the small room and seeing no one there. "Who's here?"

Megumi looked at her, trying to bring up a shaking arm to push the hair that was sticking to her face out of the way. "Ka… Kanryuu…"

Kaoru put a strong hand on Megumi's shoulder. "Calm down, Megumi. You know he's not here."

"He was… right…"

"No," Kaoru said firmly. "My father arrested him, remember? Jail without parole. And then you can to live with us and it was hard but you stopped being afraid."

With sudden clarity, Megumi looked at Kaoru. "He's here. I just saw him," she stated firmly.

Kaoru let go of her and shook her head. "Just stay here okay? I'll be right back."

"No!" Megumi cried latching onto her arm. "Don't go… please…"

Kaoru looked down at Megumi unhappily. It had been so many years since this happened! What brought on this attack? Too much stress at work and the whole thing with Sano probably didn't help things. She needed to get back to her seat but obviously she couldn't leave Megumi here. And she didn't want to bring Megumi back in this state.

But as always, there was a certain person there to help her out. "Kenshin!" she called watching as the red head approached.

He smiled a bit as he approached. "You were taking a while and the girls were asking a lot of…"

"Kenshin," she said with a smile, trying to ignore the hand that was digging into her left arm as she took a step from the lavatory. "Can you do me a favor?"

He raised an eyebrow as he stepped closer and saw the way her arm was being pulled back into the lavatory. He was about to look inside when she used her free arm to stop him.

"It's just Megumi," she said. "The seat messed up her hair. Can you go back to the seat and grabbing her carry on?"

Kenshin looked into her eyes, knowing she wasn't being truthful. But the look she gave him made it clear that it was something she couldn't discuss at the moment. So he smiled and nodded, walking back towards the seat. Kaoru was asking the people around her for a bit more time when he returned with the small blue bag.

"Thanks, I'll be back with the coffee in a few seconds," she said, quickly stepping inside and locking the door in back of her.

Riffling through the bag, she pulled out the small tube of pills and popped one out, handing it Megumi with a look that made it clear there was no discussion. As the older girl leaned over the sink to get some water, Kaoru pulled out the brush and started to straighten Megumi's hair.

Megumi watched the action silently and sniffled. "You think I'm just having an attack."

Kaoru paused in her brushing. "No… it's not that."

"He was here," Megumi reaffirmed. "I know he was."

"I'll check the plane out, okay?" Kaoru said. "If he's here, he couldn't have gone anywhere. And Kenshin'll sit with you for the rest of the flight."

Megumi nodded and watched as Kaoru let the brushed hair fall out of her hands and onto her shoulder. She started to pull out make-up but Megumi stopped her.

"I'll do that," she said softly. "You're not exactly the best at make up, tanuki."

Kaoru frowned, hiding the smile underneath. The old Megumi was already coming back. As soon as Megumi was done, she turned and gave Kaoru a hug.

"You're just like him you know," Megumi said softly. "He would be so proud."

Kaoru was about to thank her but she saw the look in Megumi's face. Megumi was back to her self again. Flippant and foxy and not ready to deal with all the mush Kaoru wanted to say.

So she settled for a smile, three cups of coffee on the way back and a promise from Kenshin not to move until she got back. Fifteen minutes later, Kaoru came back shaking her head. He wasn't on the plane, she had checked three times. But Megumi looked far from convinced.

* * *

Misao sighed, leaning against the pillar in the huge airport with a frown. Rome's airport was legendary! The Leonardo Da Vinci was more shopping mall then gateway to the world. And they had at least another hour to kill before Kaoru's flight arrived.

Good thing they thought to call ahead to Tokyo. Gensai-sensei had been nice enough to inform them of the group's current travel arrangements. And by catching the next flight out of Hong Kong, they were actually going to beat them to Rome.

Misao smiled happily, standing up on her tiptoes to try to find Aoshi in the crowd. He said he would only be gone for coffee but it felt like hours. She giggled, realizing that she was just being silly. Only minutes felt like hours when he wasn't there.

A blush crept up to her face as she looked down at the ring. She was turning into a complete nut case! But it was worth it. It was worth going absolutely insane and making this decision. Besides… how could she have said no that night?

* * *

Misao yawned, feeling the black top shift and she turned to sprawl against the warm form next to her. She smiled feeling him shift slightly. This arrangement worked perfectly, though convincing Okina had been a problem.

"Come on! I'm not a little girl anymore!"

"Absolutely not," he had said.

"Aoshi has no problem with it!"

"Of course he wouldn't."

"Fine… whatever. But think of all the money we could have saved."

"…" A long pause. "We'll try it once."

And once had turned into two times, two into four and so on and so forth until it was standard operating procedure that they would only need one room on their trips. Very convenient. And after several months of it, it hadn't just been fun… it was a welcomed release from the stresses of work.

She would take this time at night, when he was asleep and she was still trying to edge off the adrenaline, to think about what it might be like to not just share the occasional hotel room but an actual apartment, maybe even a house.

She let out a sigh and shifted again. Okay, maybe she was jumping ahead. It's not like he had declared undying love or anything. Of course, he wasn't the type to do that either. But sometimes, she saw it in his eyes, just that little spark that might…

She turned again and let out an exasperated sigh. What was wrong with this stupid pillow? It was like rocks were driving into her neck.

"What's wrong?"

Misao blinked and looked over at Aoshi's open eyes. "Sorry," she said softly. "I just couldn't get comfortable."

"Do you want another pillow?"

"No," she sighed. "This one is uncomfortable enough! I mean, what the heck did the stuff this with?" She picked it up and was about to fluff it when she caught sight of the source of her aggravation.

Placing the pillow to the side, she reached forward and tentatively wrapped her hand around the little black box there. She paused and looked over at Aoshi, finding him already concentrating on her. Slowly she opened the box and there in the middle with the golden band with a nice sized diamond.

She looked over at him and if she wasn't already half blinded by the happy tears that were starting to form, she would have sworn he looked almost nervous. His eyes locked with her, relaying a message he didn't need to speak. And a second later, she gave him her answer.

* * *

Misao giggled, again for the umpteenth time. She couldn't wait to watch Kaoru's reaction to that story. Or maybe she shouldn't tell her just yet. The poor girl was having enough trouble over why Kenshin never did anything but hold her hand.

No, she would kick Himura's ass first for making Kaoru think it was because she wasn't pretty enough and then tell Kaoru. That sounded like a plan.

"Gomen nasai?"

Misao blinked and turned to the source of the Japanese that seemed so out of place in Rome.

"Hai," she said with her normal genki smile. But it faded quickly as she saw who was talking to her. Slowly, she reached for the weapon concealed behind her jacket.

Seta Soujirou smiled at her, holding up a hand. "Maa, maa, no need for that. I'm not here to try anything."

"Then what are you here for?" Misao said carefully, wondering where the hell Aoshi was.

"I wanted to talk. You're a very hard person to find," Soujirou said. "But when I heard the rest of the Tokyo group was coming here I took a chance." He beamed at her. "And here you are."

"How did you know they were coming here?"

"I just know. Like you and the rest of the JIA know things. We find sources of information, tap them and do what we will with the result. Today, I wanted to meet you."

Misao let the hand fall from her back and crossed her arms in front of her. She wasn't going to let him scare her. Besides, he could just disappear in the crowd if he wanted to. And to be honest… she had a few questions for him. Like where had he been? Why wasn't he sucking up to the newly reformed Juppongatana? And most importantly, was Shishio alive?

But before she could utter a word, his eyes lit up. "Oh! Congratulations!" he smiled, motioning to her ring.

Misao settled for something halfway between a frown and a smile. He wasn't exactly the first person she wanted to tell about it. "Thank you," she managed.

Soujirou looked around. "I do want to talk but… not here." He pulled out a card and handed it to her. "This is a small café in the middle of Rome. Meet me there tomorrow at 1:30pm. We can talk there. And please… don't tell anyone where you are going and who you are meeting."

"You mean, just walk right into the trap," Misao replied with a smile.

Soujirou balked a bit but the smile never left his face. "Yes, you would think that. But no, it's no trap. I'll be there alone and willing to discuss something that would interest you immensely."

"Really? What's that?"

"My amnesty in exchange for testimony." He smiled and looked over her shoulder. Misao quickly turned her head, seeing Aoshi finally coming back. When she turned back, she wasn't surprised at all to find Soujirou was gone.

"Were you talking to someone?" Aoshi asked as he handed her a cup of coffee.

She looked at the empty space and then smiling, turned back to him. "No, no one at all."

* * *

The wheels touched down and Megumi almost joined the cheering soccer team as it did. She had never in her life wanted to be off a plane more than she wanted to now. She felt Kaoru shift and lean over Kenshin to try to get a glimpse of the area around the airport.

With a sigh, she turned back to the other side of the plane, not wanting to ruin their moment. She caught sight of Sano, his long legs sprawled out into the walkway and his mouth open as he slept through the entire landing. Feh, he was worse then Kaoru when it came to sleeping.

His eyes suddenly opened as the "fasten seat belt" light toned off and caught Megumi looking at him. She turned away quickly and started collecting her things, trying not to snap at Kaoru as the hyper girl pulled at her sleeve and tried to show her things outside.

Megumi got lost in a sea of teenagers as they walked outside. A large sign welcomed them to Italy and the kids immediately headed there after a command from their coach. Megumi watched as Yahiko and Tsubame walked next to each and couldn't help but let out a little "OHOHO" before she regained her composure.

Everyone eventually assembled at the welcome point. Well, everyone besides Kenshin and Kaoru. Sano shrugged as he walked over to the coach. "Jou-chan left something on the plane. They'll be right here."

And in fact, Kaoru was dashing down the empty aisles to retrieve something from her seat. Stupid, stupid, she sang to herself as she quickly shuffled through the pocket in front of her seat and pulled out her passport and customs form.

She was about to turn around when she felt a presence sneaking up behind her. She turned around quickly, ready to take on what ever was coming after to. But her arms were already caught in his grip.

"Kenshin! Mou, you scared the living daylights out of me," she pouted.

He smiled a bit. "I could tell, since you were ready to deck me just then, de gozaru," he finished holding up his hands that were gripped around her wrist.

"Are you going to let me go?" she said softly.

"No," he smiled.

"Mou! They're waiting outside."

"Hai, de gozaru."

She blinked and looked at him with a smile. "What exactly are you thinking Himura Kenshin?"

He smiled, violet orbs twinkling happily. "I was thinking that considering the rowdy state of the team, that this might be the last chance we have alone."

She had a retort prepared, a snappy and good one but it quickly died on her lips. His arms lifted her arms around his neck and then slid down to her waist. Their eyes caught and it was a perfectly romantic moment…

Okay so it was in the middle of a plane that they had spent lord knows how many hours on, but Kaoru was willing to take it. It might not be the best story to tell the grandkids but…

Kaoru's eyes widened a bit as she saw something move behind Kenshin's shoulder. He saw the look and turned around to see what had startled her. He caught sight of it and slowly let his hands drop as he prepared for the blow.

There's a scary moment right before an attack when you can read your opponent's eyes. You know what's going on in their mind and you know what's about to happen, but it's like a deer in the headlights and you can't react, even if you were once Hitokiri Battousai, feared assassin for the Hiten yakuza. Even though it tended to happen more often then he liked, as if the red hair was a great big blaring target. So yes, a moment later, Himura Kenshin was met face to face with the one move that no man had been able to counter.

A full running glomp for the genki queen of spies.

"Misao!" Kaoru smiled as she stepped out of the way, letting Kenshin hit the ground with Misao on top.

"Kaoru-chan!" she sang happily. "Himura," she added, patting his chest before standing up. Kenshin let out a little cough as he tried to stand up. Kaoru was attempting to breathe underneath the crushing hug of Misao.

"What are you doing here?" Kaoru asked.

"We changed our plans so we could meet you guys in Rome," she smiled, letting go of Kaoru. Then she started to smile, not the normal I-am-on-perpetual-caffeine-kick type, but the sly I-have-a-secret type.

Kaoru raised an eyebrow and Misao's smile deepened as she held out her hand.

Kaoru blinked. She leaned forward. She looked at the ring and then at Misao, who nodded happily. And Kaoru promptly erupted into happy giggles.

* * *

"I still can't believe Ice-man proposed."

"Megumi!" Kaoru chided. "Stop being so bitter."

Megumi bit her lip, knowing full well that Kaoru had just hit the nail on the head. "I didn't mean it that way. Look, Misao, if you want the truth I've never seen him happy like this."

Misao smiled. "Happy?"

"Err… as happy as Aoshi could be," Megumi said with a smile and that was enough for Misao.

Kaoru shot her one last nasty glance before turning to Misao. "We need to celebrate! Go out dancing or something!"

"A girl's night out," Megumi added. "That would be fun."

Misao nodded happily. "I'd really love that. But tonight… I'm ready to just sleep. Jet lag and all." Kaoru yawned a reply.

The taxi pulled to a stop in front of a sprawling hotel and the girls watched as hundreds of teenagers from around the world milled about. They were laughing, passing soccer balls around or munching on dinner.

The cold air hit Kaoru as she stepped outside. She was used to the sunny images of Italy, filled with beaches and green groves. But it was just cold and it looked like it was ready to rain.

Grabbing her bag, she walked towards the lobby, Megumi in tow. She picked up the key to their room and waved good-bye to Misao as they went upstairs. The halls were filled with kids from the Japanese team and it looked like Sano and Kenshin were having problems keeping them in line. Kaoru shot him an apologetic look and sneaked into the room with Megumi in close tow.

With a sigh, she tossed her bag on the floor and collapsed on the bed. Megumi was talking but Kaoru lost track of what she was saying as sleep suddenly over took her and she passed out.

* * *

When Kaoru woke up again, the clock by her bed blared the fact that it was only 3am in the morning. 3am and she was wide-awake. Looking down, she smiled at the fact that her shoes were off, her hair was free of its ponytail and a blanket was pulled over her. Megumi, she thought, looking over at the sleeping form next to her.

With a smile, she stood up silently, stretching her body to work out the muscle cramps. Her vision adjusted in a matter of seconds and she could see in the dark again. A few minutes of silence confirmed that the rest of the team must have been asleep.

She giggled, remembering Kenshin and Sano's attempt to get them into their rooms. If she hadn't been so tired, she would have shared in their enthusiasm. But she had felt sleep tugging her since she got into the taxi. She barely remembered walking into the room.

Letting her night vision lead, Kaoru walked away from the door and towards a window, surprised to find it was actually another door. Slowly, she opened the door and stepped out into the balcony.

Rome unfolded in front of her and she stifled a happy gasp at the sheer beauty of it. Even now, this late in the night, it was alive, streaking lights from taxis moving by like little fireflies. The sky was dark, the stars outshone by the artificial light pouring from buildings. If she strained her eyes, she could almost see part of the Coliseum poking out from behind the maze of buildings.

She leaned forward to get a better view and suddenly heard some tapping on her right. Leaning back, she pushed a stray strand of hair behind her ear. She smiled, giving a small wave at the man three balconies down.

Kenshin frowned. He stopped tapping and motioned his hand, telling her to move away from the edge. She smiled devilishly and leaned over again, letting her black hair cascade towards the ground. She giggled as his violet eyes opened in fear before she shook her head as she leaned back.

She put her hands on her hips and mouthed a 'Mou' to tell him she wasn't happy with his behavior. All he could do to reply was scrunch his eyebrows. He had only come out for a breath of fresh air (and to escape Sano talking in his sleep) and of course the sight of Kaoru leaning over the edge of the balcony would upset him.

She smiled and turned around, leaning her back against the railing and getting a sneaky look in her eyes. He watched as she hopped upward and onto the dangerously slim metal railing, letting her feet dangle of the ground.

Being a master at Hiten Mitsuruji Ryu has many benefits. So before Kaoru could say otherwise, a red blur was hoping from balcony to balcony until it landed in front of her. She felt herself suddenly pulled off and dropped to ground, faced with two upset-looking violet eyes and a firm grip on her waist.

"What are you doing?" he whispered, eyeing the open door behind him.

Kaoru smiled happily. "Getting you over here."

"Oro?" he exclaimed, as the anger started to edge away.

Kaoru giggled and rolled her eyes. "You're too easy to tease," she smiled, before letting a blush settle into her cheeks.

He smiled and pushed the errant strand of hair behind her ear again, letting his hand trace down to her chin, amusing himself with the fact that the blush only deepened at that.

"So…" he started. "Now that I'm over here…" He leaned a bit forward.

The last thought Kaoru had was, now here's a story to tell the grandkids and then her brain went mush. But who could blame her? The moment their lips met it was a mutual agreement that there would be no more coherent thoughts for the evening. Just happiness, the pure bliss of finally pushing away all the worrying of the past few months and knowing this was the right thing.

The wind tousled with their hair, dancing a solo dance as it moved across them. The sound of clothes being pushed at by the breeze was followed by the smell of musk and jasmine mixing together until finally the happy noise of balcony doors slamming shut broke their concentration.

They broke apart and Kaoru shot a glance over his shoulder to see that the balcony door had indeed been closed by the wind. From his vantage point, Kenshin could see that the same thing had happened three doors down. Carefully, with one hand still attached to Kaoru's waist, he leaned over and tried to open the door.

Locked from the inside.

They looked at each other for a moment, realizing they couldn't back inside.

Then with a shrug they got right back to where they were before they were interrupted.

* * *

Author's acknowledgements:

Crystal : I hope this clears things up, thanks for the review.

Prudance-chan : I'm getting you in trouble constantly aren't I, ^_^ And yes S&M will occur.

Hikari : Thank you ^_^

Chiki : Thanks so much for your warm words. I read ALL your stories, so you better update soon.

JadeGoddess : Shishio will never die.. until he does… in a ball of flames. No wait, that was the other series.

JML : WHERE'S YOUR NEXT CHAPTER?!?!?!?!!?!? Seriously, I have to agree with the others on this one. Just kidding, thanks for the review… the chibi cat thing was adorable.

Ayce Shade : Thank you for your kind words, they really made me blush. Hiko and Saitou… well, they are cornerstones of this story. Besides, I have a special surprise in store for Hiko ^_^

The Wanderer : I know you hate the response, you'll hate me more after the end of this chapter, eh?

Nye-Yen : Poor Megumi indeed! She'll be broke by the end of this series.

S. Sanchez : It was a bit abrupt, I'll agree. So I want to make sure I have all my loose ends tied up in this one.

icerain - yes, I have numerous stories planned after this one so thanks for asking!

kodachi&kunai (LOVE the name) - Megumi will be a bit more central in this story then she has in the past. Tokio… I really like her and I can't imagine her not making an appearance. And of course, Hiko would kill me if he wasn't included.

Omochi - Good guess ^_^ Thanks for the review.

The NARRATOR : I LOVE your stuff, seriously, its hysterical. You'll get your wish with K&K… so when do I get mine and you update Mission Objective ^_^

Vesca : I'm really enjoying your "Click to Enter" right now so I'm glad you're enjoying my story too ^_^

Genimi16 - I love your dance ^_^ Yahiko'll be in this a bit more since he's actually traveling with them this time.

Tenshineko - They did take away her first class ticket. If I was Megumi, though, they wouldn't stand a chance.

lebleuphoneix - explanation given :) And yeah I feel bad for poor Sano.

Fehrocious - Next chapter was delayed by holiday, sorry ^_^

kawaii sakura-chan - There will be a little of them in the fic, I promise. And Italy is sooo much fun, I agree. As for S & M… I guess you'll have to see.

Void - Hello! Thanks for the note. I've been keeping up with your fic and it's getting really good. Sob… too bad I know where it goes.

Gochan!! - I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm so happy you started the Akabeko Crisis again. It was the first story I ever added to my "Favorite Stories" list, fastly followed by Rurouni's guide to idiocy. Thanks for keeping us all entertained. As for bartending… I think you may have given me an idea.