Two and a Half (Vina~)

Chase tapped his fingers against his knees. It had been a long while since he had been around so many half-bloods. His brown hair had grown since the last time he had seen Chole. It was floppy and dared to stay in his line of sight lest it be lost or whatever. Chase fiddled with his gloves nervously as he heard a couple near by talking in excitement and being cute.

"Daddy?" the voice of Aisling-Rose, Chase's daughter, asked from the back seat. "Why are we waiting?"

"Daddy's girlfriend is running a little late," Chase answered. A mental buzz began in his head. Could he call her that? Was she going to turn up? If she was, had something happened? Was she hurt? Did she need Chase's help? He couldn't go far from the car. Aisling-Rose was with him. He looked back at his child and smiled at her reassuringly. "I'm sure she won't be long, Aisling."

The little girl nodded and clutched a small teddy to her chest.

OOC:Crappy starter is crappy. ;) I might throw in Aisling-Rose being car sick later~

Chase smiled at her. “Hey, Cole. I see you’re coming, then? Good.”
Aisling gazed at Cole with curious eyes. “Daddy, are we going now?”
“That we are, baby girl,” Chase grinned, turning to see her. “Have you got your ginger biscuits and bracelets on?”
“Yes, Daddy,” Aisling nodded.
“Your books?” Chase checked.
“I brought Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Charle’s Darwin’s Origin of Species and The Merchant of Venice,” Aisling said, counting off her fingers.
Chase beamed proudly. He glanced at Cole out of the corner of his eye. He really hoped he didn’t come off as one of those pushy dads. Aisling had always had classics read to her. He began with A Tale of Two Cities when she was just a baby. His father nearly blew a gasket when he found out but Chase was the one to understand that the child wouldn’t care about the story at the age of a few months. Nonetheless, he slowed down the pace of what he read to the girl.
She finished books slowly and sometimes lost patience. Which was why Chase had a few books beneath his seat for her. He tapped the quietly with the back of his foot. His safety net… Of course, he also felt the packet of paper bags under his seat and hoped to Apollo that his daughter would not throw up. He really did not want to deal with that.
“Have we all got what we need?” Chase asked, calculating in his head. He had brought everything his daughter needed, clothes, first aid kit… Money… Was he missing something? He didn’t think so. He tapped his fingers on the steering wheel, ready to start the car upon confirmation.
“Doctor Stein!” Aisling said, looking out the window of the car.
Chase bolted out of the car, almost choking on the seat belt. He undid it and dashed to grab the Frankenstein plush doll his daughter cherished. He got back into the calm and handed it over, ruffling his laughing daughter’s hair.
“Cole? Anything?” he asked as he turned the ignition key.