`` let 's face it - we did n't handle ourselves very well . '' oh , son ... his father glided the two steps to him and bent down as if to a child . we wo n't touch them without your go-ahead . '' i watch his eyes as they roam around my face while he talks . `` they do n't trust you , '' i said , after a moment 's silence , and he shook his head . by the time he finished , the elevator had reached the service area in the basement . 