Ah, the battle of wills that is having not only an illegitimate daughter who only lives with him part-time, but a teenaged one at that. If he didn't love her so dearly he'd probably have killed her by now.

She starts to turn around just as he's about to reach out and sweep his hand down the back of her hair. Damn. That would have been rich, although she probably would have thrown a little fit and then only one of them would be in a good mood.

"It just so happens I did, I was trying to greet you. Did we have a good day at school? Learn anything? Say 'no' to drugs, broken boys' hearts, straight A's in everything?" He leans down to peck the temple of her forehead before moving on to scrub his hands clean in the sink. "Don't fill up, I was thinking about getting Chinese or something delivered. Just because."

Just because he needs to butter you up for a little talk, Salome. It's a trap.