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a situation like she and Hermes now found themselves, it paid to have friends.
    They made it to Ben’s house in thirty minutes because traffic was heavy in the populated area they had to travel through. Bot h the airfield and Ben’s home were in more rural areas but there was a heavily populated area in between the two. She feared at first that no one was home but Hermes heard conversation behind the house and when they walked around, they found Ben and his son breaking a pair of horses.
    “Cherish, Fabian these old eyes haven’t seen such a welcome sight in years. Did you finally ditch that asshole Keven? Sorry, I forgot that was a sensitive topic. What ya’ll doin’ out here?”
    Cherish doubted he forgot the topic was sensitive but she was glad he was happy to see them. His son was around Fabian’s age and the last time her dad had brought them here, they had enjoyed playing together. She worried about Fabian’s social skills since he spent all his time around adults or alone. She wasn’t worried about the rough lifestyle Ben led because Fabian took classes in all kinds of things including horsemanship, self defense, weaponry, and he took trips regularly to hone survival skills and sports like skiing and diving. He wouldn’t have any trouble keeping up physically and would actually enjoy the activities Ben participated in these days.
    They talked a little, catching up and she introduced Hermes to Ben and his son while they got the horses ready for his farm hand to take back to pasture. She didn’t want to discuss anything around possibly unfriendly ears. They went inside where Ben had his housekeeper set out supper for all of them. They were starving so it was appreciated. Once they were done, the table cleared, and the housekeeper working in the kitchen, they retired to the family room to have a long talk. Ben suggested Fabian and Ben Jr. go to the game room and play.
    Now that it was just the three of them it was time to tell him everything. She explained about Keven and how he had spiraled out of control as soon as their dad had died he had taken to illegal activities. She let Hermes explain about Keven kidnapping him and his need to get to Washington to contact his people.
    “That’s a dangerous way to get to them.” Ben observed.
    “It’s the only way since they are so isolated and I have no other way to get a hold of them.” Hermes insisted. “Or do you have a better idea?” Of course neither of them knew enough about his males to suggest anything.
    “Why don’t you go check on the boys, Hermes, make sure they are alright?” Ben suggested in an attempt to get her alone and she was sure Hermes knew it for what it was but went anyway.
    “I’m glad to see you got yourself a good guy, Cher. I worried about you when you were still single when your dad died and all that responsibility fell on your shoulders.”
    “Hermes and I aren’t together.”
    “Not yet, huh. It won’t be long, believe me , I know what that look in a young feller’s eyes means and I’m happy for you, girl. I always saw you as an adopted daughter of sorts. Hell, I better change the subject or my eyes will get red. Not that I’m about to cry, no siree, not me.” Ben smiled at her and she detected a sign of those tears he denied. Hermes came in so they got back down to business.
    “I don’t want to bring Fabian with me, the risk is too great so I need you to keep him for me. I’ll give you access to his account so he’ll have money for anything he needs.”
    “Of course I’ll keep him for you, but are you sure you want to take a risk like this, either of you?”
    “We have to so Hermes will be safe. I’ll come back to get Fabian as soon as I’m sure there’s no problems.”
    She sat down and took the necessary documents out of her satchel. She had them made up when her dad died in case anything happened to her with one set for her to keep the other kept by the estate ’s attorney. She had hoped never to need them