Page 65 of Single Dad's Second Chance

We’d surprised him, all right. It shouldn’t have shocked him, since he gave me the family ring to give to her. But maybe he’d doubted me or that I could win her over.

“Well.” He cleared his throat. “This is new.”

I rolled my eyes. “The hell it is. I fell in love with her that first week, the moment she first told me that Helvetica is a ‘lame’ font.”

She swatted my butt as I passed by to load the toaster. “Itisa lame font.”

“How can a font even be lame?” I countered.

“Because it’s too showy. Or it just doesn’t match the vibe of the document.”

“A document has a vibe now?” I teased.

“Yes! You would think it was a joke if a résumé were typed in Comic Sans.”

“Not if it was a résumé for a clown.”

“Do clownshaveresumes?” she shot back.

“Oh, my God.” My dad smiled, tears shining in his eyes. “Listen to you two. You reallydolove each other.”

I supposed bickering was our love language, after all.

He rushed to Mia, wrapping her in a big hug. “Oh, it’s true. He really does love you.”

She laughed, hugging him back. “And I think I can handle him, too.”

“Oh, congratulations.” He cupped her face and kissed the top of her head. “Daughter! I will have a daughter!”

“Hopefully, a granddaughter or two as well.”

He chuckled, wiping his eyes. “Oh, I’m so happy for you.” He pulled me in for a hug.

“So I have your approval?” Mia asked.

“I hoped. I wished. I prayed for so long that you two would finally get your heads screwed on right and realize how good of a match you were. Of course, I approve. I’ve always enjoyed your fitting in with us.”

“Then why did you always bring women for me to meet?” I asked.

“To prompt you into making a move on her! To figure it out and go for her, once and for all.”

Mia laughed, smiling as Laura let herself in. She stopped by for breakfast often, but it seemed like she was only popping in to drop off something Jason forgot with her last night. She furrowed her brow, looking at all of us one by one.

“Did I miss something?”

My dad lifted Mia’s hand, showing off the ring.

“Oh!” She squealed, doing a little happy dance in place before she ran up to Mia and hugged her.

“I can’t believe it! You finally figured it out,” she said, echoing Dad’s sentiments. She roped me into a hug too.

We were all so loud that we woke Jason up.

He walked into the room, rubbing sleep out of his eyes. “What’s going on?” He blinked, adorable with that drowsy look on his face. As soon as he spotted Mia, he opened his eyes wide and his mouth hung open. “Mia? You’re still here!”

He ran to her, and she scooped him up into a big hug. She held him at her side, pressing a kiss to his cheek. “What if I stay forever?”

He gasped, looking at her, then me, then back and her. He volleyed his gaze back and forth, shocked.

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