Bering and Sons Bookstore is a bookstore in Colorado Springs, CO, owned by Jeannie and Warren Bering. The Berings do not, in fact, have any sons. It was so named, according to Myka, because it sounded more refined and elegant. It would also seem plausible, given the adversarial nature of the interaction between Warren and Myka, that there was some intention of goading her into proving herself better than some hypothetical son, or perhaps even the hope that she would look to have her children take her maiden name in order to "fulfil the prophecy". Whatever the intent, however, the real-world result is generally to make Myka believe that she has once more disappointed and failed her father, a spur which has constant and profound ramifications on her career as a Secret Service Agent and her r