"The Don" and "Love Birds" were both originally slated to be the first two episodes for the "Caught In The Middle-Anthologies" web series. Instead they were both packaged as two standalone short films within the "Caught In The Middle" shared universe.
The character of Michael Pavlovic is the cousin of Elena and Svetlana Pavlovic who appear in the "Caught In The Middle-Anthologies" web series. He is the nephew of deceased crime boss Dimitri Pavlovic from "The Last Vendetta" short film.