Being a big brother to Romulus has given him the skills needed to be a good parent to any future children that he would have. It helped that Holly was an independent preteen who had finally realized that being stubborn wasn't going to stop Abel from being the way he was. If it was any other child he had adopted, sure he probably wouldn't be a terrible dad to begin with, but some kids he could just understand and deal with better.

"I imagine she'd say the same about you if she knew you were acting her age," he responded with a smile. He sounded amused by the discussion and looked over at Jacob. "She can take care of herself for a few days. And I don't mind staying here for these few days. Just because I've been around you doesn't mean I know you. I know basic things, sure, but I don't actually know you."