But considering how Two to Tango got inspired in the first place, this section is staying in the book:

Dmitri swallowed, staring at his father. “I didn’t think you’d let me come back. And even if you did, I couldn’t do what … you wanted me to do.”

Eyes flickered away from him. “I wouldn’t have asked you to. Fyodor took your place. He’s everything I ever wanted.”

The old pain washed over him, still stinging after all these years. “In a son.”

“In an heir. You are still my son, but you would have made a terrible boss. You’re too tender, too kind for your own good.” A chuffed laugh. “This is what happens when you let a crazy intellectual be your child’s godfather.”

Dmitri dredged up a smile. “Uncle Misha was a good man.”

“He was a crackpot, with all his acts of kindness and those ridiculous hunts of his. If he hadn’t been your mother’s favorite brother, I never would have let him in the house.”