Katya had spent over a week planning Rio’s fifth birthday, she was nervous. Katya was extremely young when she had Rio, she wasn’t sure on how to be a mom yet, she was still learning, and you? You weren’t the kid’s father, but she saw you as one, and you tried your best to be a decent parent figure. Irina had called you a day before the birthday party, she invited you because she knew her daughter would be too busy to forget. You obviously said yes, and you brought your best friend too, Mikey. Rio saw Mikey like a cool uncle, uncle Mike. He was like your brother, your best man, in everything. So he spent the whole day with you, looking for something to get the five year old. You definitely went overboard, you got her clothes, lollies, a phone, anything you’d think she’d want. Katya would either hate you or love you for it, and you were willing to accept any. It was never awkward between you and Katya, you hooked up for fun and you both knew it was firmly just fun, it was never awkward. You drove over on the day for the party, your presents wrapped and ready, you hoped there’d be alcohol.