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“I just—” Joe settles into bed, curling into Nicky’s side like he does every night. “I just wish—”
How? How can he say that he wishes it were as easy as a condom breaking, a mistake between two teenagers, or as easy as a husband impregnating his wife—something done four times with ease—and not sound like a cruel, jealous, petty man?
“I wish I could give this to you,” Joe says finally, his voice soft.
Joe and Nicky have been trying to adopt for nearly a decade without success. With the impending arrival of a new addition, Joe—hurt, frustrated, adrift—learns that love, hope, healing, family, doesn't always happen according to plan.
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- Part 8 of The Steps Verse