One night while Gavin was eating dinner, Geoff noticed he looked a bit sad, as if something was on his mind. He inwardly sighed. The teenager had been acting like this for the past couple weeks, and Geoff knew it was his duty as a father to ask him what was wrong and help solve the problem. It'd been going on too long for it to have been a phase, anyway.
So, after dinner, and once the dishes were done, Geoff asked Gavin to come upstairs with him. Gavin did so without sayig a word. When they got upstairs, they went right to Gavin's room. Geoff sat him down. "Alright buddy, what's wrong? You've been acting like a sad sack these past couple weeks." Probably not the best way to start this conversation but hey, whatever.
Gavin was hesitant. He didn't answer for what felt like eons to his father. Finally though, with a sigh, he spoke. "You're not gonna tease me if I tell you, right dad?" he asked. Geoff shook his head. "'Course not, Gav. You really think I'd tease you about something that was making you upset like this?" "I guess not.. Okay, it'll still sound stupid but... Its this girl, she's attractive, funny, and just.. Magnificent, really. There's a problem though. She doesn't even know I exist. She's friends with Lindsay but she's never spoken to me before." his face was a slight red when he finished his explanation.
Geoff gave his son a fatherly pat on the back. "See, it's not too bad explaining things to me, huh? I see your problem." "But do you have any advice you can give?" the young Brit asked suddenly. Geoff thought back to the time he'd asked Griffon out. Then it sort of snapped into place.
"Well Gav, you say she doesn't notice you. Try and talk to her so she does know you exist, make yourself known to her. Once you get talking to her it'll come naturally. Get to know her, dude. Then when the time is right, do something romantic and ask her out afterwards. That's how it was for me and your mom." Gavin had listened closely, and took everything Geoff said into mind.
Now that he thought about it, maybe he could make this work after all.
