Family: A Holiday Novella

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After too many holidays alone, Russ Bishop and Stephen Parker decide to invite Russ' family to spend Christmas with them. Russ wants to repair the fractured relationships with his father and sister, and Stephen wants to feel like he's part of a family. But when Russ' sister, Addie, brings an unexpected guest, it makes an already challenging situation more complicated. The Christmas Stephen gets may not be as perfect as the one he imagined but perhaps happiness can be found in the flaws.

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Peter clapped him on the back. "I've known you for a lot of years, Stephen. I saw you with Jeremy and after his accident. I saw you when you believed you'd never fall in love again. This relationship with Russ—it's made you a new man. You may not see it, but it's changed you."

"I know it has," Stephen acknowledged. Peter left, and Stephen sought Russ again. He was in line at the bar now, and he held up his empty glass, mouthing "be there in a moment". Eager to go to him, Stephen set down his own empty glass on a deserted table as he crossed the distance between them. Russ, distracted by something the person in front of him said, didn't notice Stephen's approach.

Stephen leaned in, whispering in Russ' ear as he rested his hands lightly on Russ' hips. "Dance with me?"

Russ turned to look at him, surprised. "Are you sure?"

"Sure I want to put my arms around the man I love? Yes." The earlier doubt he'd felt was gone. Peter had some valid points, and what Stephen wouldn't give to feel Russ in his arms right now. Over the years, he'd conditioned himself to expect less than others, simply because he was gay. Straight couples didn't think twice about dancing with each other during the holiday party. Why should he?

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