Chapter Twelve

Drew cradled a sleepy Shaye in his arms. Davey went to Rick to be tucked into bed. Having had his fill of cuddles from Drew he likely now wanted a lullaby. That was strictly daddy Rick's territory. Shaye didn't want to leave Drew's arms. He was okay with that tonight. Judging by how heavy the baby girl's eyes were, once she was asleep she was out for the night.

"Quite an evening, huh?" Drew asked, Rick had his head on his lap, They ignored the late night news on the television,

Rick said he was missing the dull nights. Even if tonight's rush gave them good news. Drew agreed those were more fun and he was looking forward to those returning.

"You know, I was thinkin' since you and I have the tangible evidence down the hall, Jasper and Wendy's marriage was far from a good one," Rick said.

"Yep. Call me selfish. It's tragic what happened to Wendy but there's a part of me that's glad it was that way; I can't imagine our lives without those two," Drew replied.

"I can't, either. I would like to think Wendy would be happy with where her daughter ended up since she can't be here to raise her herself." The couple agreed that their son's existence showed that Jasper wasn't the loving husband he wanted everyone to think he was.


Jasper never once called to check on his biological child to see if the boy was adjusting to his home or bonding with his new parents. The last time Rick and Drew had spoke to him was in the lawyer's office in Lubbock. If he wanted to know how Davey was doing he would call. Rick wasn't going to contact him. Davey's mother had requested there be no contact unless the boy became ill and biological relatives were needed. She would keep her contact information current with the lawyer who handled both adoptions.

"Speaking of missing certain things," Rick said, getting up from the couch and pulling his husband by the hand. "I've been in an empty bed for five nights. Let me show you how much I missed you."

Lucky me, Drew thought with a grin, letting Rick pull him down the hall.

Drew made sure his friends knew he got back from the desert all right and more importantly so had all the recruits, No one dared to drop by on his first night home. His family should have him to themselves for that time. The group could imagine what fun he and Rick were going to have once the children were asleep. That was the reason Drew was so willing to nap earlier. For five days, he may have been around bodies that other gay men or straight women would have loved to ravage, but Rick's was the only body Drew thought about. He made sure Rick was well aware of that, even if they were going to be tired in the morning.