"And if you want me in your life again, you have to take me as I am, the full package. I am not going to hide my face. Or the tattoos."

"I am not going to date people you think I should date. Or take business classes you think I need."

"I run my own art studio now. I have a thriving business..." Hunter pointed out. "And most importantly, I have people who accept me, for who I am."

"Can you do that? Do you think you will ever be able to do that?"

Hunter felt his heart pound in his chest as he waited for an answer.

Rob slumped in his chair slightly. "I want to try..."

"If you want to try, then let's try to put the past behind us. Can we just start with that?" Hunter tilted his head again. He knew that it was difficult for his dad to get to this point.

"Yeah... we can." Rob nodded.