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David enters the bar carefully. Asks the bar for a pint of Guinness. Makes his way to the couches and sits, carefully, on a cushionpile.

He dozes lightly. Go poke him.

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She nods, beaming.

"Seth."

"Oh yes, your little cousin Seth. He's a cutey. Did you get to hold him?"

David smiles.

~~This is almost better than kitty therapy.~~

She pouts.

"No hold."

"Not just yet", Liam cuts in. "Maybe when he's a bit less fragile, since by the time she's older, he'll be too big to hold."

"Aww," David pouts at Liam. "Spoilsport."

He grins.

"He is a bit small just now, but you'll get to hold him all you want when he's a tiny bit older."

Megan considers this offer seriously, and nods.

He smiles and touches her head gently.

"So what do you do when your daddy's not bringing you here? Where do you live?"

"'Stralia."

He laughs. "Nice and sunny and kangaroos?"

She nods solemnly.

That gets him grinning. "You know, I've never seen a kangaroo for real? You're very lucky."

Megan suddenly breaks out into a bright smile and starts doing a kangaroo impression.

Liam watches her, trying very hard not to laugh, and sits down next to David.

He laughs, and leans against Liam a little. "She's a darling, Liam."

Liam grins, watching her proudly.

"That's my little girl."

He touches Liam's arm.

"You've done a good job. I don't think I've seen sunshine like that in a while."

Liam turns to look at him, grin softening to a true smile.

"I like to think so, yeah. She's always been a happy kid, though."

He smiles.

"Comes from having a happy family, I assume."

Liam nods.

"If I'm giving her that... I win."

~~Yey Liam wins at life!~~

He doesn't stop smiling, just watches her kangaroo impressions change to a koala bear one, and his nose crinkles.

"You must be very proud."

"Always."

His eyes are bright, his cheeks high with his grin.

"How's Karen?"

"She's fine", Liam answers happily as Megan gets tired of being a koala and climbs onto his lap instead. "All's well."

"What about... Him?"

"He", Liam says carefully, mindful of Megan's presence, "is out of the way. No money, and he doesn't know anyone who could help him. He might be on a plane by this time next week, with luck."

"Glad to hear it," he says with a hard grin, making sure Megan's turned away before curling his lip and showing off a fang.

"They'll deport him, if they have any sense."

Liam nods as Megan snuggles into his shoulder.

He may find some ancient history coming back to haunt him, too, he answers silently, with satisfaction. With any luck.