"I hate to break it to you, but I already think he's an arsehole," Jag stated with a wince. Val probably didn't want to hear it, but it wasn't as if Jag had ever hidden his opinion of what Val had told him about his dad. "I mean, the bad impression's already made. If you want me to meet him, though, I will, and I'll - behave," he settled on, since that was the idea, no matter how much he disliked it. "Or if you want to go and have a quick word without me around, that's fine, too."