"Okay. Go ahead."
Kade shifts into a childlike voice that's ridiculous and somehow perfect. "Mama, where do babies come from?"
I can't help laughing. "Not that question. He already knows the basics from school."
"Fine. How about: 'Mama, if you and Alpha Kade aren't married, how can you have a baby together?'"
That one's trickier. "We tell him that sometimes adults who care about each other decide to have a baby together even if they're not married. That families come in all different shapes."
"Good answer. Next: 'Is Alpha Kade my daddy?'"
The big one. I take a breath.
"We tell him yes. That Alpha Kade is his biological father, and that we're all figuring out how to be a family together. That it's okay if it feels confusing because it's new for everyone."
"And when he asks why I was
