Nessie's eyes closed when he ruffled her hair and she leaned her head into his touch. Her family was so careful when they touched her but when it came to Jacob hugging her or rubbing her hair, he didn't really treat her like she was some porcelain doll. He might have, but she never noticed the way she did when it came to her family.
When he leaned down and hugged her, she wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him a lot tighter than he hugged her. They had seen each other at the airport, but everything was so hectic and panicked that it didn't feel normal to her. Almost forced.
She grinned when he mentioned that she got taller and she stood up straight. "I didn't notice that I got taller, but I've noticed that you've shrunk a little." She stuck her tongue out and held onto his hand as she stated walking to her room. "We had really good Chinese food, Italian food, and some other stuff.. It was all expensive."