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    “Hayden, what do you think was happening back there?”

    “Rozanov was having dinner with Yuna.”

    “No, I mean, why do you think Rozanov was in my parents’ house?”

    Hayden’s look of pity(?) only increased. “Oh buddy. Of course you wouldn’t see what’s going on. Why would you? You always think the best of your family.”

    “Just answer the question.” Shane was too drained to figure out what Hayden was getting at.

    “I’m so sorry, Shane, but Ilya Rozanov was seducing your mother.”

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    Or: Shane and Hayden go to see Shane's parents, when Rozanov is there, Hayden jumps to a very wrong conclusion.

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    13 Jun 2026

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    Shane is stooped over to strap on his shin guards when his phone buzzes once in Hayden’s hand.

    He doesn’t mean to tap the notification.

    And oh god, does he wish he could un-tap the fucking notification.

    Because why the fuck has Lily, Shane’s mysterious Boston hook-up of several years (no matter how fervently he denies it), sent him a picture of a fucking sonogram.

    Black and white, blurry, and undeniably baby-shaped.

    Ilya makes a joke, Hayden breaks Shane’s phone, and a comedy of errors ensues.

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    13 Jun 2026

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    “Hi, Shane,” she says, pressing a kiss to his cheek. If it weren’t for the angry scratch marks on her shoulder, it would look like she hadn't been in a fight at all.

    “Hey Sveta,” Shane replies with a fond, if exasperated, smile. “It’s good to see you.”

    The pieces fall into place. Boston girl. Russian speaker. Familiar and affectionate with Shane, who is not a very touchy-feely guy, but doesn’t seem to mind when it comes from her.

    Hayden’s connecting the dots.

    (After witnessing an interaction in a club in Boston, Hayden's sure he's figured out Boston Lily's true identity: Svetlana Vetrova).

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    13 Jun 2026

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    Shane and Ilya have done everything right, with years of waiting, planning, and hoping. After too many almosts and not-quites, they go to one more adoption event with no expectations.

    But one quiet conversation—and one perfect baby—turn “maybe” into something a lot more dangerous: hope.

    And hope, it turns out, has a way of asking for more than they expected.

    (AKA: hurt/comfort, so much yearning, accidental family, angst with a payoff, and yes—a hard-won happy ending)

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    11 Jun 2026

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    Shane Hollander's Land Rover has never failed him... until it does. On the side of the highway. In a blizzard. With Ilya Rozanov sitting shotgun, like this is all perfectly normal.

    Now he's freezing, spiraling, and seconds away from being rescued by the one person who absolutely cannot find out he's secretly dating Ilya.

    Or, Shane discovers that British engineering is no longer practical, especially when Hayden Pike is involved

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    08 Jun 2026