<Joseph in Kitchen><br/><br/>Alex seemed to be some kind of high priest of things that were right to Joseph.  He was able to return Alex's hug with ease.  If he could figure out whether Hannah married him for his mind or body, he would know just how suspicious to be of Alex.  As it was, he didn't have proper evidence against him and the bottle of liquor bought him sympathy from the judge.  "Great to see you, Alex."  A truer sentiment could not have been uttered by Joseph.  Alex put a smile back on his face.<br/><br/>"Okay, let's start the water flowing," he replied to Hannah with a tentative smile.  Maybe if Hannah got drunk enough to forget the fight that almost started their might be some physical fun later.  It sounded like a plan to him.  Heaven knew that what its holy messenger Alex had brought was an answer to Joseph's prayers.  White wine was always just white wine.  Joseph liked Petites and Shiraz.  White really had to be good for Joseph to get into it.  Cooking white was definitely not what he felt would do the trick for him tonight.<br/><br/>"Very good idea Hannah,"  He took the rum in tow.  "Let's make sure this gets to the bar as well."  Hannah's kiss was a sweet thing to return.  He had not taken advantage of them enough the past month.  The focus on the design review had been draining.  He told himself it was a worthy sacrifice, but the fight he just almost encountered made him wonder if he had committed a gross miscalculation.  "I hope I'm a good one for you, Hannah.  Letting you down would be the worst regret of my life."  It was time to help Hannah on another party mission.  Maybe he could recover from his first bauble and get back in the game.<br/><br/>Joseph had to admire Hannah's figure from behind.  She was always intensely sexy and beautiful.  What their friendship had blossomed into was sheer magic to Joseph.  When she finally said 'yes' he knew he was the much happier one of the two.  He was thankful for it every day and fearful over it as well.  A beautiful wife who wasn't as into the marriage as you were was a recipe for cheating.  Where there was a cheat, there was a divorce.  Joseph couldn't handle divorce from Hannah.  She was the one for him.  This made Joseph live a tortured inner life of always wondering who might steal his wife away.  He hoped he got into the social game properly this time and showed Hannah he was going to work hard to keep her happy.  He wanted that beautiful woman in front of him to know that her man would go the distance to be the right one for her always.<br/><br/>The glasses and the alcohol looked promising to get the party back on track.  Joseph was going to have to pull it back together and get back in the game.