"Adoption is cool. I think it's good you can ... help. I was with the social once, when my mom left. Like, she always left but that time she left-left." He hated her for it but he mostly just missed her. She was more of a mate than a mom but he liked having her around, she soften dad a bit. Just a bit. "But dad got his shit together so I got to go home. Good thing to, no one gives a damn about a 10 year old. They want the kiddies."

He looked at Rhia and then realised his mistake. "Sorry... didn't mean to swear. Didn't think about the baby."