Tammy laughed. "Avery, I thought you said you weren't in a hurry to see him date?"
"I'm not in a hurry. I'm just asking," Avery said. "He's in his twenties, and it's normal for him to date."
"It's normal for him to get married as well! You already had kids when you were in your twenties," Tammy said with a smile before turning to look at Hayden. "Hayden, what kind of women do you like? Tell me. I have connections..."
"Aunt Tammy, my brother lives in Bridgedale! Even if he wants to date someone, he's going to look for a girl there. Why don't you worry about me instead? I'm in my twenties as well, so why aren't you guys urging me to date instead?" Layla asked. "Girls my age are all married with kids."
"Do you think it's that easy to have children? It hurts a lot! The pain is a hundred, a thousand, even a million times worse than your period cramps!" Tammy wanted Layla to enjoy herself a little more before she went looking for a husband. She needed to mature a little more.
"Tammy, you are going to traumatize her into fearing marriage and giving birth," Avery said.
"I'm not trying to scare her. I'm just telling her the truth. Women ought to be more careful when they are out looking for a man."
"She doesn't have to be that careful if she's looking for a boyfriend. She just has to be careful when she looks for a husband," Avery said. "Layla isn't a child anymore, and she has never been in a relationship..."
"Layla is still young," Elliot interrupted Avery and said, "Layla has just graduated—"
"I should have graduated a long time ago, Dad. You were the one who insisted that I get my master's. Why didn't you ask that of Hayden?" Layla pouted.
"Your brother created the Dream Maker before he even turned fifteen," Elliot said. "I don't need you to beat him, but I want you to study more and broaden your horizons so that you won't get into trouble in the future."
"You just wanted me to keep studying so that I won't get married," said Layla, pointing out the obvious.
Flushed, Elliot asked, "Do you want to get married? What's so good about getting married..."
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