<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;">Honestly glad that he was playing along Vanessa giggled and gave him a salute as they backed away from the house. It was a beautiful day out - clear skies, warm temperature, not too much wind aside from the occasional pleasant breeze. The roads were almost empty aside from them as the pair drove on in silence, the radio quietly playing in the background. The young woman looked out her window until Marcus spoke, when she glanced back over to him with a smile. "Of course. I'm really glad we're going." Determined to break the slightly awkward, uncomfortable air between them Ness pressed on. "I know it must have taken a lot of work for you and mom to get this together, but I... Personally, I really appreciate it daddy." Not wanting to distract him from the road, despite it being so quiet, the girl leaned over for a simple quick kiss on the man's cheek.<br/><br/>Suddenly he was giving her a look and bringing up Sam, and that brought a sudden rush of heat to her pale cheeks. Nessa settled back into her seat and stared out the window, mildly embarrassed. "U-Um...." She paused to clear her throat before speaking again. "Y-Yeah, you could say that." A sheepish laugh, her blush darkening several shades of red. "I, uh... I'm sorry we were late for breakfast." Sure, their family was all very aware of what... Activities went on behind closed doors in their house, but they didn't talk about it much. And she was easily embarrassed with regular conversation, so this had her stuttering a little as she ducked her head, silently wishing for the heat in her face to fade. Thankfully they pulled into the mall parking lot sooner rather than later, and she quickly got out and looked over to Marcus, still a little pink.<br/><br/>"Sounds good to me! Anything particular you're looking for?" Tilting her head she walked over to her father's side, settling comfortably against his side and wrapping an arm around his torso. Food would definitely be nice, since she'd missed breakfast, but the luggage would come first. Since it was so early in the morning the mall was quieter than she'd ever seen it. "I guess so," the redhead agreed quietly, not being much of a shopper in the first place unlike most girls her age. Pausing to check a map of the mall she then glanced up to Marcus with a bit of a smile. "Looks like we need to head that way." She gestured to the first left turn ahead of them.</span>