“I’m lots of fun,” Alex said with a pout, letting go of her to go find his phone. “Look, I’m about to call my sister and tell her, 'Oh, by the way, I have a kid who’s the same age as your own; it happened when I left my mate because of my shitty father.' That’s going to be all kinds of fun. What do you think, baby?”

“You’re right, it's really fun. I want her to kill you, or at least kick your ass really hard,” Ashly said while clapping her hands, then bouncing ...