Ellen stood still as if the hands on her waist were stopping her from moving. "Mommy and Daddy are hugging" Alicia said looking at them standing there. Ellen cleared her throat and took a step back so she was not in his hands anymore. "Thank you" she murmured somewhat embarrassed by the situation. "Are you okay?" he asked his hands lingering towards her. She nodded vigorously as she took a few more steps back. "I am fine" she said and he nodded. "Okay then," he said and she found herself nodding again. 'Why are you nodding so much?' she asked herself as though she was hoping to get answers. "I came in here to check on the kids as I had not seen them," she said. She was trying to stop her mind from thinking all it was thinking, she wanted to run her hands across his hard chest and