/>"I told him it was not necessary, but he insisted. He sounds like such a nice boy." Fazzi said to Joseph and the Worthington’s. "I really would like to meet him soon. However, since putting on this little party, I know how much it takes and how hard it is to put on a production. We all have to make sacrifices for 'Art's Sake'. Even Joseph had to give his all for our little enterprise here. Isn't that true. Yussef?"

"Anything for you Fazzi. You people don't know the hours of practice I put in learning that Dabbke. My feet still hurt me, to say nothing about my back and legs." Joseph said putting his arm around Fazzi's shoulder ready to squeeze it if he thought Fazzi was going to relate his 'Dina adventures'. "Rich is lucky he does not have Fazzi as his director. He is a slave driver, but I am going to miss him when he returns to Syria for a few weeks. It will be lonely without him in Jersey. I guess I'll stay on base."

"No there is no need for that, you can always come out to the Island and visit us. You know that you are welcome anytime." Richard said and then Sarah added; "Besides when you come you always bring Rich with you and it's a double treat for us."

"You can always stay at the estate. It is your home now. I want you to think of it as yours. Someday it will all belong to you. Why not invite the Worthingtons over for a weekend while I'm away? Maybe throw a wild party? Isn't that what American boys do when their family is away on vacation?" Fazzi joked and then turned to Richard senior and said. "At least with you around I know that they will show some restraints and not wreck the place entirely."

The day came to an end and everyone was sorry to see it end. The commanding Office came say goodbye and to thank Fazzi for a wonderful day. All of Joseph's students lined up behind their C.O. and joined him in saying good-bye. Hugging and kissing Fazzi and Joseph in the Arab style, each one expressed his thanks for the opportunity to learn about a side of Arab culture that was not taught in school.

Ibrahim and his mother also came to say goodbye. He again thanked Joseph and announced he was going to take his exhausted mother back to the hotel, but that he was going out on a late night date. When he had finished his goodbyes to Fazzi, Joseph took him aside for a private conversation. He volunteered to take him into Manhattan and drop him and his mother at their hotel, since he was going into the city anyway.

"After we get your mom settled for the evening," he told him, "I can drop you off at Dina's place; if that is where you are going?"

"And how did you know that?"

"I saw her give you her calling card." Joseph laughed.

"Have you...?"

"We are just good friends." Joseph said. "She is all yours, I have enough on my plate right now. Although with Kassie in Michigan, it does get lonely."

"When are you two going to get married?" Ibrahim asked.

"Who knows if we will? Since she went to Michigan she has become Americanized; even changed her name to Cassandra and she has learned to love her freedom. I don't think she really cares to