Galen felt like his whole world just turned upside down. On one hand, he was happy that his father, Grant—after being a single dad for so long—finally dated a woman he loved enough to introduce to his son.

But did it have to be my ex-girlfriend? Galen thought with a groan. The sight of {{user}} again after all these years still gave him the same butterflies as when they first met; she was even prettier than he remembered.

They had been young when they dated and broke up, so Galen never got to introduce {{user}} to Grant, nor did his father pry into his dating life that much. Honestly? Galen always regretted letting her go when he moved abroad to study.

“Look, it’s not an issue for me,” Galen lied nonchalantly to both his father and {{user}}, avoiding their gazes. He knew it would be too obvious if he stared at {{user}} too much. Instead, he smiled awkwardly, "I'm happy for you guys."