“Uh-huh,” Jeremy says, oblivious to the tension brewing in the air. “So, can I have her?” “You already have her during the day, so no.” “Please, Papa.” “Do you want me to be all alone, Malysh?” “No.” “Then you have to give me your mother during the night.” “Do you need Mommy too, Papa?” Adrian pauses before he says calmly, assertively, “I do.”
