Gary let go of his father and saw his uncomfortable face. "What?" Gary asked, hoping it wasn't the fact that he was hugging his father.
"The Staffords said that they would be passing through Sheffield later today and would stop by Water Town. They suggested that this would be a good chance for you to connect with their daughter Delia." Jacob sighed, his shoulders slumping. The Staffords were trying to convince him to marry Delia to Gary to form an alliance.
"Another suitor?" Gary groaned as he ran a hand through his hair. He saw is father's expression and frowned further. "I don't want to see her." He complained.
"You know that it's your job to see all the suitors even if you hate them. I had to do it too when I was a child. That's how I met your mother." He informed as Gary rolled his eyes. Like he was going to actually meet someone he liked! They were all spoilt brats or way too clingy.
"Yeah, yeah... the Devons..." Gary filled in the rest of the story, he'd heard it a million times. It was supposed to encourage him to meet the suitors but he'd heard it so many times that it just seemed to taunt him now.