“Oh yeah,” he said, “I have the DNA test to prove it.”

“What are you going to do?” Brian asked.

“What can I do? I’m her father and Heather has practically abandoned her. Besides—" he stopped and smiled to himself, “she’s kinda growing on me.”

Jonathon laughed and walked over to slap him on the back. “Fatherhood looks good on you man,” he said.

“So this means you’ll be staying in Melbourne for a while then,” Declan said.

“I was ...