Even though I’d had the boys, it hadn’t been quite the same as having my own family. Now it seemed that my lover’s family was welcoming me into their midst with an ease I didn’t understand but accepted gratefully.
I realized tears were sliding down my cheeks. “Get a grip, Bascopolis!” I grumbled to myselfas I ran the heels of my hands under my eyes, but I knew they were tears of joy.
I went into the bedroom and began laying out our suits for dinner.
* * * *
“You enjoyed seeing your uncle, babe?”
“Yeah. It’s been a while.” Wills smiled across at me as he took off his Bill Blass glen plaid and hung it up. I’d have to talk him into getting a new suit. “Now that he’s retired, the whole family is hoping we’ll see more of him. And Dave, of course.” His uncle’s long-term partner.
“When do you think we’ll get to meet Dave?”