"Forgotten." He waved his hand dismissively, "But I'll offer my own apology because I took a bad situation and made it worse. I was so blinded by my own desires I blurted out my offer rather than realize it was an awkward family moment that I needed to stay out of."

"Okay, so fresh start then?" I asked.

"Sounds good to me." He nodded, sipped some more coffee, then putting the mug down, leaned forward, clasped his hands between his knees and smiled.

"Hopefully I will not offend by saying this, but I have to say it looks to me as if the two of you have, shall we say,...