Because Evan had seemed entirely too fond of Drake for his own good, that was why. And even though he seemed kind enough to his goddaughter, he'd still been shagging his best mate's wife, which made him a slimy bastard in Gene's eyes.

"Yeah, well, I expect you'd know." There was a hint of sarcasm in Gene's tone - Alex never talked about what parenting was like, hardly ever mentioned her daughter.

"Jus' wonderin', that's all." He stepped past Alex, opening the door to the trattoria.