Katherine's frown deepened. Mostly because the object of the discussion had yet to speak up. There was a fight going on inside of him. Twitching lips, flickering eyes, they all pointed towards it. It was very unlike him.
[Do you know why he is behaving like this?]
"Can we all go together?" she asked softly, donning her best 'daddy please' expression. Wide eyes, slight excitement and all the innocence she could muster. She wanted to build on the situation. For the first time, she could taste a flicker of hope that she could ever have a Christmas that wasn't filled with snide remarks and hurtful jabs.