Of course he's thinking about it. She suspected that. But he'll always take the self-centered option.

"It's not about her. It's not even about you. You have never committed to anything in your life. You don't start with a child, any more than you start hunting by chasing a stag or a boar. Speaking from experience, Gavin, the cruelest thing you could do to this girl is to give her half a father. So yes you can give her away."