Can We Become Family? Novels & Stories

she mumbled. “Why not introduce him into your life? I don’t mean move him in, so stop looking at me like I grew a second head! I mean, take him to a family dinner. That could be the beginning of a way to see him around your people.” Maya snorted. “My people? Let me tell you something. My family is as dysfunctional as you get.” Gerri sighed.

I arched a brow. "We want you and mommy to be together." Maya pouted. "We want to live with you as a family." "Whether we get married or not doesn't mean that we're not a family." I explained to them. "I'll always be your father." "It won't be the same." Mason frowned. "We'll live with you instead."

"But I want us to be a family again, Mommy." "We may not fit the mold of a traditional family, sweetheart, but we are still a family," I told her. The child thought about this for a moment. “So even if you don’t live in the same house, you can still be a family if you care about each other and support one another?” I nodded. “Well then since you two still care about each other, there might be a chance that my Daddy and Mommy will reconcile in the future. I'll pray for it every night to happen,” Cleo said with hopeful eyes.

I promise, helping her to her feet so we can begin the process of making ourselves presentable for what's bound to be an emotional family breakfast. But as we prepare to share our news with the people who've become our chosen family, I can't help marveling at how much our lives have changed in such a short time. Months ago, we were two people dancing around feelings we thought we couldn't have. Now we're bonded mates with transformed magical abilities, representatives of a new kind of supernatural partnership, and expectant parents of a child who might reshape how magic itself works in our world. "No regrets?" Elara asks as she catches me watching her get dressed, clearly sensing the directi

When Aunt Eleanor and Jimena found out about my decision to go back to the Capital to pursue my career, they obviously got sad but chose to support and respect my decision. It's sad to leave because they have become a family to me. In fact, they almost treat me more like a real family than my own. They accepted me during a time when I was really down and had nowhere to go. They are indeed my family. When everything goes wrong, people who stand by you without flinching are considered your family, by blood or not. For me, a family is what you make, not by the number of heads counted at a dinner table. It is by the memories you share, the commitment of time, caring, and love you show to one ano

"I don't want to marry you all, but I want to be part of the family." Gio looked at her. "It wouldn't be legal, anyway." Becky laughed. "Since when has a marriage being legal changed anything? The only place it wouldn't matter is in court or at the doctors, but we could fix that. You and Abi get legally married to each other. Fiona and Tiffany get married to each other legally. Thus, you all are family. The only downside would be if Mia joins us and then she could enter a polyamory marriage with you all and legally marry Cecilia. Making all of you family. I'm the mother-in-law, so no one would question us all living together that way. And legally you'd all be related by either blood or marri

Of course, I could, and I wasn’t lying about the enchantments. “What about your dear child?” “Ingor? Oh, he’s in the nursery. Did Innis write about her brother?” “How could she stay silent about her kin?” I declared dramatically. Of course, she couldn’t, even if she didn’t consider him her brother at all. What can you do, blood isn’t everything. Family also means education and communication, and if you never let the girl come close to her brother, no familial connection could ever form. Would you be attached to a person that you met once a month for three minutes while under constant supervision?

Something beautiful. Something ours. A family.

"We survived hell together, Eva. We held monsters. We died and came back. That—that changes things. Changes people. Changes love. I still love you. Will always love you. But—but maybe we love differently now. Maybe—" "Maybe we're family who loves each other but isn't together," I finished. "Yes." Reaper's hand found mine. Squeezed. Solid. Real. Here. "Is this okay?" I asked Albert. "Can we—can we do this? Can we be—" "Complicated?" Albert smiled. Sad but real. "Yes. We can be complicated. We can be family. We can love each other without being married. We can—we can figure it out. Together."

It would require patience, open communication, and a willingness to embrace the beauty of expanding their family circle. In Ashley's mind, a tapestry of possibilities unfurled. She saw family gatherings filled with laughter, where cousins shared secrets, and brothers stood side by side, their bond unbreakable. She saw Ethan's dream as a metaphorical lantern, guiding them towards a new chapter of love and togetherness.