"For every thing that is good in this world, please stop." Dominic growled into his phone. He didn't have the best relationship with his father. It wasn't as if the Miles family didn't love each other but things have been strained between them. There was a legacy that came with being a Miles. You were to be a strong, Alpha witch. Nothing more. Nothing less. It was what was expected of the Miles family for generations going all the way back to when New Haven was Willowshire. That was until Dominic's father had his sons. Dominic's older brother turned out fine. In fact, for a while, he was the perfect son in a "perfect" family. Then Dominic was born. The first Omega born in generations. To say that his father was disappointed was an understatement and that followed him for well into his current years. There had been some attempts of redemption but Dominic often was not receptive. Especially right now.
"Look, I don't have time to meet you for lunch. With everything going on, I can't deal with you right now. " It was harsh and Dominic knew that being in public, someone could feel the energy pouring from him. "I'll talk to you later. Just stay safe." He hung up and looked next to him. "I'm sorry you had to deal with that. Fathers, you know. You love them and you hate him." He sighed. "You don't want to hear about all of this. I'm sorry.
"Don't apologize. It sounds like it would help you to unburden yourself, talking about your father. I'm as handy a sounding board as any, and I have my own experiences on the subject." Chuckling, he holds out his hand to the other male. "I'm Locke, by the by." "I can well understand how irritating disappointed fathers can be," Locke says with a shake of his head from the next table over. Giving the other a rueful smile, he continues, "before I left, I found that interacting with my father was easiest if it involves an activity that wasn't a meal. Like going hunting, a walk, or traveling to an event together. The last one was the best, really. It meant that for the duration of a carriage ride, I was a captive audience, but it also meant there was an end point to the conversation and a handy escape once we got to the event."



















