"Oh do you now?" Selina chuckled. She was silently thankful that her little jest had somewhat snapped Gideon out of his quiet, nervous behavior. There was nothing he had to worry about with her father because she knew that they were innocent. All of his worry was derived from the unknown fear of how her father would react and now that he had retreated to the kitchen they could carry on with his visit. Hopefully, her father would spend his whole day up his study or in the kitchen. She was really not in the mood for anymore stupid accusations.

His weak smile was progress though. At least he was trying to move forward and if her little jokes did not help she would just resort to tickling the back of his neck again. Oh yes, she was going to enjoy having this new little weak spot of his. The playing field was almost even now- his height and strength did typically tip the scale in his favor.

The suggestion of heading outside was a rather good one. Her father would most likely leave them alone if they went outside. There was very little they could outside, so she supposed that outside was a good plan. Nodding in agreement, she said, "Yeah, come on- lets go outside."

She grabbed his hand and headed out the front door to walk around to the back of the house. If they were going to go to any place outside, Selina was going to take him to her mother's garden. There were hedges all around the garden so Gideon felt less awkward about having her father pop in. Also, it was the prettiest part of their house.