It was after his mom released Alannah that Dimitri eased, the worst of it was over. Hopefully. Though the worry that his mom was coming on too strongly was secondary in comparison to the fact that she was here, she wasn't harmed.<span style="color: #0080BF">"Honey, don't scare the poor girl."</span>Herschel said, after letting out a laugh. Dimitri took a step closer to Alannah, so there was little to no distance between them. He wasn't worried that his parents wouldn't be accepting of Alannah, but he was worried Alannah wouldn't be so accepting of them. His mom, more specifically. His mom always had the greatest intentions, Dimitri knew that, but her nature was strongly whimsical, and Dimitri was worried that it might be too strong. Here he was worrying about this when he had a whole different problem he should be focusing on. That man in the suit, Dimitri remembered.<br/><br/>Jill looked to her husband as Alannah explained what she was, other than that she was beaming smiles at all three of the people around her.<span style="color: #008040">"Whaddaya think? Ever meet any mermaids? Any pretty ones? Should I be jealous and go find a handsome merman?"</span>Jillian joked playfully to her husband. What he did in retaliation was just smile.<span style="color: #0080BF">"I have, briefly."</span>He confirmed.<span style="color: #0080BF">"It's the kind of thing my work would lead me to."</span>He replied, and Dimitri simply enjoyed the moment. Alannah was next to him and his parents were in front of him. There was nothing missing, not a thing he could think of. Dimitri leaned in towards Alannah and gave her a peck on the cheek. "You're not a freak." He said softly afterwards, but it didn't go unnoticed.<br/><br/><span style="color: #008040">"Awww, look, lovebirds!"</span>She pointed, with a grin on her face. Dimitri's cheeks nearly glowed with red, and her husband gave her a look, she simply rolled her eyes.<span style="color: #008040">"Oh, they know I'm kidding!"</span>She said, smiling at the couple again.<span style="color: #008040">"Right?"</span>Dimitri could only hide some of the smile on his face as he nodded.<span style="color: #0080BF">"Be that as it may, I assume you have a reason for being here."</span>His dad said, it was almost like he could read him.<span style="color: #0080BF">"Did you two want to go inside and talk about it?"</span>