"I did, didn't I?" Hadyn said with a laugh. "I kept you from your pizza, and art handing duties." He mused it over as he watched his husband.

"I'm not pretending," Hadyn promised though, as Elisha pulled away from a soft kiss. "You're perfect for me, and you know that. Every little annoying habit, every tick. I love it all. Yes, yes I even love fighting with you. So you had better make sure I grow very old with you." Because he didn't want to leave any of that, not at all.

Still, speaking of their kids, Hadyn sobered a little. "We should tell them, together. After Ty arrives. It would be easier to explain it all at once."