“I understand,” he told her before cupping her chin. Her eyes looked vulnerable as they stared at him. He kissed her deeply, and she clung to his arm.
Afterward, he asked, “Since he’s your dad and you know him better, what do you recommend I do? I should talk to him and make him accept me, right?”
Alena scrunched up her face. “That’s the thing. He made a rule for us girls about dating.”
“He did? And what’s that?” He gently embraced her again, and her eyes wandered around his room.
“When we date someone, we have to bring the guy home on the first date or the first week. He . . . he interviews the guys for their motives, intentions . . . to make sure they’re serious about his daughters. He also checks their backgrounds, personalities, and character. Pretty much the usual, but he prefers
