Page 131 of The Forbidden Ex-Con Alpha
“It’s so round and squishy,” Jer explained. “I like petting it.”
Hades laughed. “So do I.”
“Me three,” Katie said. “You need a label too, Jer.”
Jer hummed. “What am I?”
“Emotional Support Brother,” Aaren said.
Jer lit up. “Yeah. I like that.” He tapped on his label maker again. Hades and Aaren leaned into each other, watching with proud grins as Jer stuck the label on his own forehead.
“That’s it, we should take a selfie,” Hades said. “This is going on our holiday card this year.”
“Next year, you mean,” Aaren said. “Christmas is already over.”
“Damn it,” Hades said, but he was already pulling out his phone. “We could send a New Year’s card.”
“I like that idea,” Aaren said.
He exchanged a warm look with Hades, and Hades kissed him on the lips.
“I really like our family,” Hades murmured. “We did good.”
“We faked it till we made it,” Aaren said.
“I don’t know about the faking,” Hades replied. “All of this has felt real. Even if we’re strange people.”
Aaren nodded solemnly. “We’re real fake strange people.”
Hades barked a laugh. “Only you, sweetheart.”
He pulled Aaren into another kiss, and like all their other kisses, it was the best thing in the world, surrounded by the people they loved most.
