There were a few good things standing in Len's way of becoming his father, he reasoned. He wasn't a bully; he wasn't interested in hurting people for his own benefit, but rather, for Mick's; and Mick could take care of himself. He trusted him to tell when too far became too far.

And maybe he needed to give himself more credit, too.

"Good." He said, tightening his hug for a brief second before letting go and sitting up.

"You're freezing, by the way. What did you do, take an ice bath?"