Stella for StarIt came in a shoebox, a shriveled little thing that could easily fit in the cradle of two cupped hands. Paco had thought it was a kitten. Dorian had taken the baby in his arms, his voice soft as he whispered soothing nonsenses in its ear. That was how Paco and Dorian found themselves a child.
Finding a baby on one’s doorstep causes a number of complications, at least if you want to keep it legally. The adoption process was arduous, especially for two gay men, but not so difficult that it couldn’t be expedited with liberal amounts of money poured into the right pockets. Still, it was some time before they could finally call Stella their own.
Stella. Personally, Paco didn’t care for the name but Dorian was a movie buff and had insisted on naming her after Kim Hunter’s charac
