Morningside Cuesta What if

There was a moment of disconnect between father and son. Sunny stopped paying attention, and Grayday failed to notice. Both men were lost in their own minds, but eventually, returned to conversation.

"Oh," said Grayday, unsurprised. Keoni was a sweet girl, and he'd always known that Sunny liked to play with her - a feeling that had not been mutual, in their childhood. He wondered if the pale girl had ever gotten over her aversion to his son. "Well - you might still talk to Valette. Keenie's even older than you, now. Valette won't kill you just because you think she's a good catch. If you respect her daughter, and if you and Keoni work well together, why wouldn't she approve?"

He almost said that he hoped someone wouldn't be afraid to approach him if they were interested in Dawn, but then decided that he'd rather them talk to Dawn about it instead. "Maybe you should talk to Keoni about how you're feeling. Takes two to tango, you know. This isn't all your decision."