"That is part of the advantage of being the daughter and not the son. A daughter has all those lovely feelings for their fathers, being infallible and all those other things that make them put their fathers firmly on a pedestal." it was a very pretty lie, and while she did put her father on a pedestal, she knew damn well he wasn't infallible.
She raised her eyebrows at that. "Oh? And what did you have in mind for our precious little time together, Mr. Detraum?" Delia was always Delia and knowing her a conversation with a man could not be ended unless there was a bit of flirting or innuendo.