A man can never compete with a woman's father

“I didn’t care that we were out in public. I didn’t care that he was Moroi. All …”

“The door opened, and we were met by a fifty-something man with a grizzled blond…”

“Wait,” he said. “That’s not a word.”I looked down to where, in a moment of desp…”

“And hey, if I keep loving you, maybe you'll eventually crack and love me too.”