Ah... This must be what it was like to have a mother. The boys face lit up like a christmas light (pfft), only to suddenly be hugged by his father. The two adults were kneeling on the ground while Luke stood up, a little kiss being planted on the top of his head. It was... kind of embarrassing to be kissed on the head at this age... But there was no way that Luke wanted to pull away. The amount of love and care being poured at him was enough to make him get misty eyed. The boy had yet to notice the embarrassing awkward moment between his father and Alver, only being able to see Micah's neck. Too close, too close! Micah realized just what he had gotten into, his heart was doing somersaults. As Alver started patting his head, he was really starting to worry that he would cry. His... p-parents had always never been close, to him or each other. The man himself had always been groomed to be the successor since young, and there was no touching affection to be heard of. It was one of the reasons his fantasies had grown to be such a huge part of his life. The only one who had ever patted Mikaela's head like that... was him. When all the kids were playing hide and seek and Micah didn't know what to do, Alver was the one who guided him along and patted his head. It was a bit too much for him to bring up old memories. A tear was stuck at the corner of his mint green eye. Trying not to let any tears drop in front of Alver or his own son, he squeezed his eyes shut. Therefore, when Alver's voice got really closer to his ear, the older man gasped. His whole face was red as a tomato, oh! It seemed that Micah's ears were really sensitive! ...And he really did like to hear that nickname that only his old friends called him by. His flustered demeanor was furthered by the ruffling of his hair. Again, the straight hairs were flying in all directions, making Luke giggle. A-Alver! That stupid tall albino was taking his sweet time in teasing him! It had been so long since he had gotten such an amount of teasing, Hank didn't even come close. A pouty expression slipped over Mikaela's face as he was helped up. His eyes showed off that he would scold him later for this... but not in front of Luke, he didn't want to embarrass himself anymore than this. His face would never stop growing crimson now. Luke was gently pulled up into Alver's arms and he giggled, before gasping in astonishment. It was so high up! The tallest he'd ever been up from being carried before. The little guy laughed and hugged Alver's neck a little tighter, it was a bit of a way down. Hopefully during their time together, Alver would help the boy to stop developing the fear of heights from his father. [color=f6989d]"Mn!"[/color] The boy smiled happily, looking back at his father and giving him a thumbs up with his eyes. [color=mediumpurple]"S-So! I'm gonna have to be off now... I'll be working Tonnelli's Italian Cuisine Restaurant until 10 pm tonight so don't you go waiting up on me Luke. Um- Let's see, he should have his favorite stuffed animal Thomas and his nighty. I'll be needing to get him some new pjs soon but that should be fine too. I'll make sure to bring home any leftovers from work an-"[/color] He spotted Luke's cut off signal and went quiet, staring down at the floor again. [color=mediumpurple]"O-Okay..."[/color] He slipped back up to the front door and put his shoes back on. [color=mediumpurple]"I'll be going!"[/color]