Back in the day they would have said something snarky about pilots needing extra weapons - because, really, they flew some of the most expensive weapons there were, how much did they need?

And it was a hobby to needle Ollie a little, even when he wasn't there.

But right now he was a little uncertain where he stood so he just set it back down again. "Thanks," he said. "For not taking them to my parents. They've been through enough crap because of me right now." Bethany was talking to Felipe about relocating to California, and Carlos sort of hoped his father won that battle. He got it, really, but he needed to stand on his own. "Dad told me you were in his business now, sort of."