Summary:

Ilya leaned against the doorframe, arms crossed, a silhouette painted in moonlight and shadow. And Shane thought, as he often had, that he might explode from loving this man so much. That thank god they’d had a kid because now Shane had someone else important and hallowed to pour this love into, or else it might be too much to bear.

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Six Octobers in the lives of Shane & llya's family, and a beloved book that is woven into their past, present, and future. Companion piece to The Importance of Strawberries.