Waridi was going shopping at Capital Center, Mombasa Road.

She decided to pass by Java to grab a bite.

On entering Java, a surprise met her, she found her husband and her father sitted together having a good laugh.

“Dad? Honey? What are you both doing here together?” asked Waridi.

Her husband stood up and hugged her saying, “Honey, good to see you, looking really beautiful”

“Hello daughter, you are well?” asked the father still sitted.

Waridi hugged the father saying, “I am well dad, what is going on?”

“Nothing is going on. Can’t I have lunch with my son?” asked the father.

“Dad and I just decided to meet up and catch up” said the husband as he sat down.

“Any special reason? How come you didn’t tell me?” asked Waridi, still shocked.

“Must my son ask for permission to meet me? Our father and son times are special, you know” said the father.

“Wait, this is not the first time you two have been meeting without informing me?” Waridi asked.

The father laughed “Aah! We have met several times, at least once every two months”

“You are kidding me! Honey!” said Waridi.

“Oh yes, I have even been to your father’s land in Machakos, he has joined me when I went with my charity club to Kariobangi, I have even defeated him in a game of Chess” said the husband.

“No! No! No! This is unbelievable. You two?” said a shocked Waridi.

“Yes, us two. And my daughter, I must say I am proud of the man you chose, he is a good man. This is the dowry I wanted as a father; a son-in-law who values, honours and respects me. Many son-in-laws give money before the wedding then disappear or start to give attitude towards the parents, but a son-in-law who takes time to nurture a relationship with the parents of the wife demonstrates respect. When I took you to school and raised you my daughter, I did that out of the willingness of my love for you, I don’t need your husband to pay me back; what I need him to do is to honour me by wanting to personally know me as a father” said the father.

Waridi was so impressed, she pulled a seat saying “Wow dad! You are wise”

“Aah Honey, please don’t sit. This is a man-talk. You are not invited. If you want to talk to your father, arrange a date with him” said the husband.

“What? Are you serious?” asked Waridi.

“Yes, your husband is right” said the father.

Waridi returned back the seat saying “You two are too much. Honey, in that case I am calling your mother to have a girl-talk. Women can do this too”

“Sure, go right ahead, just so you know if you play Chess with mom you will cry in defeat” said the husband.

“Huh! You wish. See you dad, see you Honey” Waridi said and walked away.

“See you at home Honey” said the husband.

“Thank you for loving my daughter right” the father told the husband.

“Thank you for raising her for me dad” said the husband.

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