Seth walked over to the dock where Summer's father, Neil Roberts was waiting for him. Even when he was going to go sailing on a little catamaran, he looked very stern and business like. Seth was wearing an old t-shirt with some board shorts, while Neil was in some pleated shorts, a polo shirt, and some docksiders. When he saw Neil, Seth waved.
"Hi, Mr. Roberts, sir," Seth waved shyly. Seth stepped onto his catamaran. Mr. Roberts followed.
"Hello, Seth," Neil greeted him sternly. Seth began to untie the boat from the dock.
"Ready for your sailing adventure?" Seth asked. He tried to be nice, and hoped to ellicit a good responce from Summer's father.
"Not really. Just don't kill me, and we'll call it good, how 'bout that?" Mr. Roberts replied. He still looked extremely stern. He stepped onto the boat after Seth, put on his life jacket, and sat down. "So where are we going today?"
"No where in particular. I just thought it might be nice to go for a sail," Seth replied. He was extremely intimidated by Summer's father.
"I see," Neil replied. Seth got them away from the dock to begin their sailing adventure. He took them around the bay for a bit, and then sailed over to Catalina, where the two of them stopped for lunch. Seth brought the little boat ashore, where he unpacked the cooler, and they had their sandwiches.
Finally, Neil cut to the chase and said, "So what do you want, my approval for you to date my daughter?"
Seth finished his bite, and replied, "Yes, sir, that's exactly what I want."
"Honestly, sometimes I wonder where Summer found you, and how on earth she is attracted to you," Neil stated. "But I want my daughter to be happy. She's the world to me. When her mother and I got divorced, I tried to do everything in the world to keep her happy. I've always been honest with her, and she has always been honest with me, which is how I know that she loves you, and that you're the only one she has ever loved. Seth, I don't like you, but I want her to be happy, so why don't we call it good, okay?"
Seth looked somewhat surprised, and replied, "Um, all right, Sir."
"Seth, another thing, stop calling me 'sir'," Mr. Roberts told him.