I LOVE HIM

I laugh at that comment.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if you did. You are quite outspoken when you want to be.”

“Someone has to be.” picks up some fries. “So what—are you going to make it official? I’m guessing, with how distracted you’ve been recently, you haven’t asked her to be your girlfriend.”

“It’s easier said than done, Regina. It’s not like I can go up to her and actually ask.”

“We do it at school all the time.”

“Does that mean you’ve got yourself a boyfriend?”

Regina laughs.

“Not yet. But I’ve had guys come up and ask me on a date. I haven’t been out with anyone in a while, but it’s good fun.” She munches on her fries. “I'm just saying, Dad. If a thirteen-year-old can come up to me and ask me out, then a grown man like you can go to an adult woman and ask her on a date. Or ask her to be your girlfriend, whichever you want.”

I shake my head.

“Things change when you grow up, honey. It’s not that simple.”

“Sometimes, that’s all you need. It must be embarrassing to have a teenager wi