Epilogue
As we walked into the tunnel that led to the home I had made with my lover and our children, I kept it short and sweet, explaining to my uncle my older child was a D’ilian—”It looks a little unusual, but you’ll grow used to it.” Da’ hadn’t been adopted—”He’s flesh of my flesh, and Ric is his other father.” And Ric was from a planet in a galaxy thousands of lightyears away.
“So when you say he’s an alien, you mean a literal alien.”
“Precisely.”
“And when you tell me Maggie’s parent was a member of Ric’s crew and the two of you have taken on the task of raising the child, you’re not pulling my leg.”
“I’m not.”
“And Da’ric is your biological child.”
“He is.”
“I’d like to know how you accomplished that.” He raised a hand. “No, don’t bother trying to explain it. I’m definitely
