“You were dating Samantha’s son!?” My dad exclaimed when he finally got a hold of himself. He dismissed his hands up in the air and sighed heavily as he continually processed the revelation he just received. Though, I, too, was very shocked at what I just found out, nevertheless, I couldn’t help myself but laugh at my dad’s common ‘fatherly’ reaction. “Yes, dad. I can’t believe it, too.” He stood up, pulled me up as well, and quickly pulled me into a very tight hug. “Your mom would be so happy if she was here,” he beamed. I pulled away from his embrace and smiled widely when I saw that he was getting emotional because his eyes were starting to water. “Aww daddy,” I cooed as I hugged him again. “I know. I miss her, too.” “She would get all giggly and mushy,” he added wit

