"Thanks," he said as his cheeks colored a bit. Dakota did things because he wanted to see if he could do them. Not really for any of the praise. Though he wouldn't ever say the praise was a bad thing.

"My lovely wife has gotten a lot of undivided attention this vacation. What with the kids being distracted by all the other people running around. I think she won't mind too much. Especially since she'll get some time to go-erm, chat with you."

He grinned.