I pluck a strand of hair from Ben's bushy brows.He winces."Stay still,"I command.He stares up at me with a frown and I placate him with a kiss.The naughty boy puckers his lips for another kiss."Almost done."

　　His hand hanging over the couch reaches for the remote to unmute the TV and a play comes on.None of us pays attention to the show.He props his legs on the arm of the couch and I smile at how comfortable we both are.This isn't such a bad arrangement.I kick the empty can ...