"Hmm, the problem is trying to stop people going off the deep end and reacting before they do something stupid, like the French president, just don't tell anyone I said that," Elizabeth told him with a wink, continuing to fuss the dog. She loved dogs, they had a way of relaxing you when all the world was going to hell. She missed having that constant companionship, maybe she'd have to look at getting one herself. "He's ok, I just can't believe how much he's grown!" she smiled up at him. "How are things going with you then? Settled into married life?"