“So, what do you think?” Lincoln asked some time later. They lay on the big, lumpy brown couch in the living room in front of the lit gas fireplace. A wood one would have added more to the ambiance, but well, it was what it was. He lay lengthwise on the couch, and Sam laid on him.
“About what, babe?”
“Do you see yourself settled down with a wife and a kid on the way, say, within the next five years?” He kept his tone casual, light. He didn’t want Sam to know that the answer was as meaningful to him as it was. Five years was a long time. A lot could change for both of them in that time.
Sam shrugged. “I don’t know, man. It’s not in my plans right now. Whether it’s a woman or a man. I’m not even sure I’ll ever want kids, Linc.”
“Fair enough.”
“I mean, I live a pretty free and selfish li
