Despite her catching him out, she was at least not bringing it up directly and even seemed to be perfectly willing to take his daughter in, although he wasn't so naive as to think that she wasn't potentially judging him for it all the same. It was easier to take the possibility of her thinking less of him if there was no way to confirm it. "It's a wedding." He still felt sheepish as hell though. "I hope you know how grateful I am to you for being so understanding, and how very beneficial it will be for Althea to have a proper female figure to influence her." While he might be kissing ass he was at least being honest at the same time. Now he just had to find a way to excuse himself as soon as possible but without making it look too obvious that he had only visited to dump his daughter and run.
