Mellisa was hugging her fathers neck and enjoying just talking with him again.  Soon she'd be gone and she'd rarely see him anymore.  Lost in conversation she barely heard the question asked by her step mother.  "mmhm, sure Diane."  She said not thinking.<br/><br/>Then suddenly she realized what she'd done.  "Oh, uhm I mean.." She was thinking quickly how to change her answer without hurting feelings.  Just then she saw the happy looks on her father's face.  He had so wanted the two to "bond", they just never really had.  She supposed a lot of that was her fault.  "..I meant to say, that would be lovely."  She faked a smile for her father and sat back in her seat quiet the rest of the way.