Nessie squirmed, but smiled and petted Hope, not meeting her brother's eye. She wasn't about to let everything that had happened her just be pushed to the side in his...gallant need to protect her. Hadn't she proven that she could protect herself here? 

Luke frowned, and then sighed. "I can see that" He said. Not many people would be able to notice the slight change that he had seen in Nessie, but then, they had been together their whole lives. "Do I have to have the whole big brother speech?" 

Nessie groaned, and said, "Luke! I c-can l-look a-after myself. S-stop it!" 

She stepped passed him, tugging on James's hand, "W-we're g-gonna go g-get c-cleaned up. S-s-see you l-later" She said hurriedly. 

Luke chuckled, and let her passed, pushing his glasses back up his nose.