“He’d be a good dad, I guess,” Hayden said, breaking through Shane’s anxiety spiral. “Who?” Shane asked, in case Hayden meant the drunk gentleman on the TV. “Rozanov. He’s good with kids. Ruby and Jade love him.” “He basically is a kid, that’s why,” Shane said, though inside his heart was glowing. “Do you think I’d be a good dad?” “Sure. You’d be the responsible one who makes sure they, like, eat vegetables and brush their teeth and stuff. Ilya would be the fun one who buys them Jet Skis for their tenth birthdays.” “Oh god. He would do that.” “And you’d return them and buy the kids sensible
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