Crawl out from the ground

"Well, not exactly. Though Mr. Daniel did ask me to… well, let's just say make a scenic detour, he..." Lucas started to say but Gabriel's nostrils flared and he interrupted in anger,

"Scenic detour? Driving in circles for the past hour and a half is your definition of scenic?"

Lucas winced before he said, "Perhaps a particularly… long… scenic detour? But...Sir, it's really not what it seems. Mr. Daniel… well, he just wanted a little more time to… prepare for your arrival. You know, make a good impression and all that."

Gabriel raised an eyebrow skeptically. "Prepare? By hiding himself and my daughter in his house?"

Lucas waved his hands and quickly said, "No, no, not hiding! More like… strategically rearranging the furniture? Yes, that's it! Rearranging furniture can be very time-consuming, you know. Especially when you're trying to achieve a certain… feng shui."