Ashley’s POV

He led me to his office and offered me a seat on the couch. I accepted and took a seat and watched as he sat down at his computer chair and faced me.

“So, why do you want to talk to me?” I asked awkwardly and he shifted in his seat.

“Ashley, you know why.” He said with a sigh. I shrugged and looked at my hands.

“I haven’t been much of a father, have I?” I looked at him in eyes and I saw the sadness that was in them.

“Not really” I replied sadly, looking up into his tired brown eyes.

“I never thought that I would admit this to myself let alone my daughter, but Ashley I’m afraid.” I looked at him quizzically and he started to continue.

“You have always been my little girl, I never wanted to see you hurt, and I would do anything to protect you. When you told me that you were gay, I thought of all the people that would hurt you for no reason. Since you looked up to me, I thought maybe if I said being gay was wrong you would change your mind, but instead I ended up hurting you the most” He said quietly.

“I can’t just change my mind, if am gay or not dad, it just doesn’t work that way” I said to him, and he nodded.

“I know, I just didn’t want you to get hurt, but I made the biggest mistake, I hurt you the most” He said with a sigh. Then I saw something, I never saw from him before, a small tear trickled down the side of his face, he tried to wipe it away before I saw it, but he was too slow.

“Dad, I love you, all I ever wanted you to do was accept me for who I am, not who I should be in your eyes.” He sighed nodded again.

“I love you too Ashley, you are my only child, and it’s my duty to protect you from the worst in life, but I was the worst thing you had to go through.” I nodded, and I couldn’t help but let warm tears slid down my face.