You just have to ask, and be ready to listen."I looked at him in wonder. God, he's smart. When did that happen?"Thanks, Dad." I earned another big smi...e with that one."So, I'm Dad now, huh?" He grinned even more, and even gave himself two thumbs up. What a dork! But I love him."Yeah. You've probably been Dad all along, but I never let you."He nodded his head and reached over and patted my arm."I love you, kiddo." Love you too. Dad." We ate the remainder of breakfast in silence. He'd given me a. “We’ve been all over this, Connie.” He was quiet for a few seconds. “And you’re wrong about not being able to compete either. You could have competed any time you wanted to.”“Are you insane?“ she yelped. “I’ve loved you since the first week I knew you! I heard that song when I was ten, and I had dreams for years of meeting my Bobby. And all the time I was a mousy little girl with crooked teeth, and boys didn’t pay any attention to me. Then you came tromping into my life, and you made love to my. After all, she has been here with him for three years now. Bastion had saved her after her family was killed by a group of bandits. Though old enough to take care of herself, he refused to leave her there alone. Miria had admired Bastion from afar, she was of age being nineteen, but she didn’t feel he felt the same. She began to help him with the daily chores and doings to keep the cabin clean and the animals taken care of. The gardens had become a way for her to deal with the loss of her. I like your parents a lot, but we could have done this another night,” I said, keeping my voice as friendly and as calm as possible.“I thought it would be good for you to get to know my parents. You said they needed to trust you.”“I did say that, and I meant it. It’s just that if I drop everything for you, then I want to be with you, not your parents.”“Are you mad at me?”“No, I’m not mad; I was just expecting something different, that’s all.”She quickly moved onto my lap and kissed me.“You mean.