Dinner

After the interesting conversation in the car and getting ready for dinner, Hank thought about it. He thought about the possible happenings of the taunting of his daughter. Children can be so mean with their naiive and ignorant minds; pointing out flaws and other's insecurities. He also thought about how hard it would be to confort her, knowing that she might think that he doesn't know what it feels like and he wouldn't understand her feelings. Little would she know that he was teased and tormented as a child himself. Little would she know that he would had once wanted to do anything to be normal like everyone else. Little does she know that he wants to feel communal acceptance.

Hank aslo wondered if she was a mutant herself. She hadn't shown any signs of any special anilities sense the day she was born. Hank was a mutant and so was her mother, but it was also possible for her to carry the gene and it not being dominant. She looked like a normal girl; she had long black hair and blue eyes, lightly tanned skin, and normal weight and height accordong to doctors and specialists.

Hank went down stairs into the living room, seeing Janine already sitting at the dining table.

" Are you hungry, darling?"

" Yeah."

" Are you sure?" He said playfully.

" Yes, Daddy! Im sure." She laughed.

" Other than the incident on the playground, how was school?"

" Yeah Daddy."

Hank often wondered if Janine felt some what lonely being an only child. He wondered if he should start dating, despite the risk of it hurting him again. He really loved children and he always wanted to have more than one. He thought about the possibility of obtaining another partner in his life which he had came to the conclusion that it would be in the slim to none catagory. The tragedy six years ago had put him in to the state of regret, low self-esteem and depression. Janine could never see him like that, for it would effect her too. He had to remain strong for her well being.

" How would you feel if I gave you a sibling?"

" Whats a sibling?"

" It is a synonym for brother or sister. How would you feel?"

" I dunno. I would like a sister so we can play dolls together and dress her like a princess and put pink on her and put red stuff on her-"

" Red stuff? Do you mean lipstick?" He laughed as their personal chef put their food in front of them.

" I knew it was called that! And I want to buy her all this stuff-"

" What if you had a brother?"

" Ew! Boys are icky! I wouldn't wanna brother!"

" Haha. Okay, precious." Hank was impressed with Janine's opinion about boys. Now to only keep it that way for ten more years...

" Am I going to have a sibling?"

" I do not know yet, precious." He said before taking a bite of his chicken fillet and broccoli.

" Daddy, I love broccoli."

Hank looked at her in awe with a big smile on his face and at that moment, he made the decision to get back into the dating pool. He had decided to try to expand his family. Maybe a boy, maybe a girl. It didn't matter to him. But the first step was to find a respectable and classy woman.

" Oh yeah, Daddy. I am playing the Princess in the Princess in the Frog in our school play and I need a costume by Monday!"

" Why did you not tell me when were in the car?"

" I dunno. I forgot!"

" Finish your dinner and we will talk about it before bed."