Theo smiled. 'Maybe so, but you wouldn't let it,' he said calmly. 'Just as I won't ever become my father,' he added. 'There is no law saying you have to repeat your parent's mistakes. I won't, you won't. We won't let it happen.'
He smiled at her. 'Besides, if I ever saw you doing anything of the kind you'd know I'd step in and stop you, just as I trust you would step in and stop me if I did.'