Epilogue
Tom
It was Valentine’s Day again. Funny how unbothered Tom was about the holiday this year. Sure, it was silly, but if it made people happy, they could enjoy it without Tom getting bent out of shape over the whole display. He had a boyfriend who was perfectly happy to enjoy a quiet evening in, so if other people wanted to waste money on enormous stuffed animals, that was their choice.
Tom had a present to give, if not a typical Valentine’s gift. He brought Alex into the kitchen to show it off. “What do you think?”
Alex nodded his approval. “It’s perfect.”
The new stove in Tom’s apartment—soon to be their apartment—was electric. The property manager had looked at him like he was weird, but agreed that if Tom wanted to spend the money and promised to leave the new stove when he
