“Heh. If it helps, sure Mom will love it.”

“Yeah, not helping with the embarrassment much.” Still, while a bit pink the girl did have to admit that making things go smoothly this time was definitely something she wanted to happen. Though there was one thing she did have to wonder about, and as such Karen questioned, “Tony here yet?”

“No, I think his dad called and said he’d be late,” replied Dillion with a shrug. “Looking forward to seeing him?”

“Yeah, I suppose there’s-”

“Awww…” As they arrived at the ground floor, Karen’s hopes were dashed when she heard a familiar sound. Her mother’s voice came from behind her, cooing gently, “Look at you! Don’t you just look precious?”