On Saturday night, after another long shift at work, Justin seemed more tired than in a while.
He put the kids to bed, and then came downstairs to cuddle with Del on the couch.
Del ran his fingers through Justin’s short hair. “Tired, baby?”
“Yeah. We had to move some stock around and all the while there were customers needing help with the heavy lifting and…Ugh.” Justin practically burrowed under Del’s arm and hummed happily at the petting.
“Seems like Harper wants you guys to move in,” Del said after a few moments of blessed silence.
Justin tensed. “She does?”
“Yeah. I told you we had to talk about it and take care of adult stuff that’s complicated. So, there’s no rush to decide anything,” Del said, hoping to hell that Justin would relax again.
Suddenly Del’s heart was bouncing, an
