~His eyes had lifted to enjoy the view of the blue ocean and the horizon, momentarily ignoring the goings ons of the kids down below. He seemed lost in thought as he often was when he was away from work, and was probably wondering how things were going at the office, he even reaches down to his waist as if seeking a pocket where his cell phone might be stashed. He then smiles to himself and shakes his head, reminding himself, not for the first time, that he was on vacation and the office would run without him for the entire summer. He was lowering his eyes to watch the kids again just as his wife slinks up behind him. He smiles happily, always enjoying it when she is in an affectionate and kind mood - which seemed to happen often when she wanted something or had just been given something. He leans back into her, his bare back against her warm body and he brings his hands from the rail of the balcony to cradle over her hands at his chest.<br/><em>"I slept pretty well, took me a while to get to sleep though."</em>He lifts one of her hands to his lips and presses a soft kiss to it before his gaze turns toward Melissa who seemed so cheerful this morning.<br/><em>"Hi sweetie... Why aren't you in the water yet?"</em>He calls down to his daughter, trying not to let his gaze sift toward Emma in her small bikinni. He continues to watch his daughter, noting that she seemed to be hiding her body in the long shirt and he speaks softly for his wife to hear while smiling down at his daughter.<br/><em>"Melissa seems too shy... Why would she hide in such a long shirt when she's just around her family?"</em>~