" You've sworn revenge, haven't you?" Rick smiled as he delighted in being looked over and allowed his spurs to jingle in response. Just then a blonde, young woman in a very chic red dress came over to the two of them. "Gentlemen, your hosts hope you will avail yourselves the pleasure of using these." She held out her hand and in it were 6 chips. Horatio could see that they were a set and the amount on them was five hundred dollars a piece. As she held out her hand towards Rick, the redhead's face held a cautious, concerned look. He was thinking about gambling, the past and the consequences of it. "Rick, do you think we should?" Horatio asked warily.
Rick thought briefly for a moment about the past, especially his own involvement in taking action against Ryan. "No thank you Miss. I think I'll pass. In fact, we'll both pass. I'll extend our apologies and reasons for same to our hosts." Rick countered politely and waved her offer off. " I know your concern, Horatio and it's a point well taken. It's no big deal for me not to play. I'm not disappointed, honestly, really." Rick continued, wanting to reassure him.
"I'm glad that you remembered and even more so understood." Horatio smiled and gave an approving nod.