“Sorry if I missed anything,” he said. “Had to deal with a family emergency.” “Did your wife have another baby?” Ilya asked dryly. “Is everything okay?” Shane asked with far more concern. Hayden waved a hand. “Yeah, yeah. No big deal. Just a missing stuffed alligator.” “Wow,” Ilya said. “Did you call the police?” Hayden sat across from him and glared at him. “I know you don’t, like, care about other people, but Arthur fucking loses his shit without Chompy.”
