[...] it was hard to imagine anyone could be hard as nails when they spent every other day or so cooing nonsense into the phone about whatever it is that little girls found important.
A marvelous description of fathers as a whole. Featuring Sean, it just makes me drool.

"We're good friends who fuck, Orlando," Sean replied, mildly. "I'm not on a leash, as much as that might appeal to Karl's sense of humor."
Marvelous delivery. ... How blind is Orlando?

The build up is it's own entertainment.

Thank you.