by Sara Bell
"Nah. You go ahead and start on the car. I'll be right back."
And he was. For such a life-changing event, the actual paperwork consisted of little more than handing over the documents and getting a receipt. After being promised he would get confirmation in four to six weeks, Nate was done.
As he stepped from the dimly lit courthouse to the bright January sunshine flooding the parking lot, Nate wondered why he didn't feel sadness, even the tiniest twinge at leaving his old life behind. He thought of all he'd lost in the five months since his ordeal began, and, except for his beloved Amy, he grieved none of it. No matter how much Dr. Carson assured him that his lack of feeling over loosing his parents was normal under the circumstances, in the back of his mind, he'd wondered if it really was. Then he caught sight of the tall man in the tux, bent over the hood of his car with inflated condoms in hand, and it all became clear to him.
He didn't grieve his family because Brandon was all the family Nate would ever need. The rest of the crazy Nash clan was just an amazing bonus.
Brandon caught his gaze, and Nate started walking towards him. Towards home.
The End
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Chapter 1
