Consequences of the Heart

Chapter 33

Brenton's POV

I look around till my eyes land on Quinn who is sitting in front of the fireplace with the flames from the fire dancing around in her eyes, and I quickly know that this is the best opportunity I am going to have to do what I need to do. "Alright." I say in a shaky voice and slowly walk up Mr. Callahan taking scared to death.

"Excuse me Mr. Callahan? I was wondering if I could talk to you for a moment." Mr. Callahan slings the dish rag over his shoulder before looking over at me. "Sure Brenton, what is on your mind son?" I take a shaky breath and rub the back of my neck.

"In private please." Mr. Callahan gives me a weird look and raises an eyebrow at me before nodding his head. "We can talk in my room." I nod my head following him into the living room to see Nick whispering something into Quinn's ear that made a smile comes to her lips and I know that I don't have time to deal with that right now.

I take a very deep breath before entering Mr. Callahan's bedroom. "So when are you to ask her?" Mr. Callahan asks walking into his room and closing the door behind him. "Excuse me Sir?" I ask my nervousness getting the best of me. "Brenton, I was exactly where you are when I was around your age and asking Zelina's father for his blessing to marry to marry her." Mr. Callahan smiles as he crosses his arms over his chest

"I'm not sure what to say sir." I sit down on the bed feeling like I am making a fool of myself. "Do you love my daughter?" Mr. Callahan asks and I snap my head up with a confused look on my face. "She's my everything Mr. Callahan, the first time I saw her in that doctor's office I knew that I would love her for the rest of my life, and that one day I would make her my wife." I smile at the memory of meeting Quinn for the first time.

"She's been with me every step of the way and rode out the highs and lows. I don't know many girls that could deal with everything I have put her through and still stuck with me." Mr. Callahan sits down on the bed next to me.

"It is funny, I hated you for the longest time when you first started coming around and everyone thought that it was because I was just being an over protective father, but the truth is that when I look at Quinn and you I can't help but get complete déjà vu and see Zelina and myself." Mr. Callahan slaps me on the back a little hard but I can take it.

"Are you sure that the both of you are ready for this? Proposing is huge step Brenton." I don't have to think about it and I nod my head pulling out the box that contains the engagement ring. "There is no doubt, every fiber of my being is telling me that we are ready to take the next step in our relationship." I look over at Mr. Callahan fidgeting with the box in my hand.

"I swear to you sir that you will never have to worry about me ever treating her with any disrespect and I will spend the rest of my life trying to make sure that she wants for nothing." Mr. Callahan nods his head while taking a deep breath and standing back up on his feet. "I trust you with my baby girl, I see the love between the two of you, and that is why I give you my blessing." I look up at Mr. Callahan with the sudden feeling of relief coming over me.

"Thank you sir." I put the box back into my Pajama pocket before standing up on my own feet and shake Mr. Callahan's hand. "I means the world to me that you trust me with Quinn." Mr. Callahan puts his hands in his pocket as a complex look comes to his face.

"Can I give you some advice?" Mr. Callahan asks and I can't help but notice the shift in not only his mood but the mood in the room as a whole. "Of course sir." I say sensing the uneasy feeling coming from him, "You know her friend Nick Romero?" I nod my head not saying about the fact that him just showing up today bothered me. 

"If I were you Brenton, I would keep an eye on the two of them." I shake my head because it is usually me to get jealous over one of Quinn's male friends getting to close to her. "Sir?" I all I say unable to understand why Mr. Callahan would be telling me any of this.

"Listen I know my daughter, she spent a lot of time with that young man and call it a father's intuition but I have this strong feeling that something happened between them." I nod my head not sure how to feel. I know that Quinn once had feeling for Anthony a one point, then I found out that Emery has feeling for her, and now this. 

"If it puts your mind at ease I had the same feeling sir and I have already talked to both Nick and Quinn." Mr. Callahan smiles an almost prideful smiles at me. "I see that military training comes in handy rather overseas or right here." I smile back at him inclining my head.

"Yes it does sir. Quinn and Nick both told me that they spent time hanging out with each other, but nothing came of it." It is Mr. Callahan's face that now floods with relief. "That is good to hear, it must have been just the cop in me over analyzing everything." Mr. Callahan says rubbing the back of his neck looking a little embarrassed.

"You were just looking out for Quinn as well as myself, I know that we both have Quinn's best interest at heart." Mr. Callahan and I both nod our head at each other before the two of us head out of the bedroom and back out to living room as the smell of Etta's cooking fills my nose.