Frank's Permission

Frank Grumley was old school. So, Ralph, who wanted to marry Claudette, spoke to her old man...

“It's right to ask for my consent, Ralph, because marriage is a frontier, and I want to protect my daughter. But about your work…”

“You mean, quantum electrodynamics? It's at the frontier of quantum mechanics.”

“Whatever.”

“I’ve been studying high intensity fields... You know -- where empty space itself becomes radically active.”

“Huh?”

“But I'm giving it up. I have an opportunity to go into my Uncle Harry's cement business.”

“Ralph, have you seen our driveway?... You're sounding more and more like a son-in-law.”

From Guest Contributor David Sydney

For the prompt Frontier