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With Max and Zoe starting preschool in the fall, Tommy was trying to decide what to do with himself. Gene had told him if he took a few business classes, he’d offer Tommy the manager job, maybe take him on as a partner. Gene said he was getting old and he had no one to pass his baby to. Tommy didn’t know if he wanted to work at Smarty’s the rest of his life, but he knew part of him would always belong to that place, just like part of him would always belong to the kids and Bobby. When he thought about it, he kind of liked the idea of being there, maybe doing for someone what Gene had done for him. He’d talk it over with Bobby sometime soon and see what he thought.

Their lives weren’t perfect. Their family wasn’t perfect. Just like Max and Zoe’s winter clothes, not so long ago, their family was a tapestry of patches and cheap thread. Parts of the pattern were too ugly to look at, and some parts were so beautiful they could bring tears to your eyes. They were all wading through the rocky waters of life and forgiveness and hope together, with only a few bumps and scrapes along the way.

Tommy figured that was exactly how it should be.

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Bonus Material

The Last Thing He Needs

J.H. Knight

All Bets Are Off — Tommy hates Halloween, but this time he has a good reason.

Everything He Needs— Their first Christmas together, wherein Judy knows best, Tommy’s heart grows three sizes, and Bobby is Bobby.

Better Late Than Never— The proposal. I hope you weren't expecting moonlight and roses.

Favorites— A short story with an existential crisis, a meddling family, too many side characters, and a wedding that’s nothing like Tommy pictured but better than he’d hoped for.

As Long As It's You— Tommy and Bobby get tattoos and hang out with Ben. And then make use of their hotel room.

Untitled — Tommy realizes he’s already kind of a father. Took him long enough.

Deleted Scene— From the upcoming sequel to The Last Thing He Needs. Deleted because the author discovered therapy isn’t a requirement for adopting family.

Bonus Material: The Last Thing He Needs

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This is a work of fiction. Characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental and beyond the intent of the author.

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