I do. [And he does, because while he'd sort of distantly considered the possibility of having children, it had always seemed like a very far off thing, something that wouldn't happen at least until he became a professor, maybe even after he was tenured, definitely because he was married and settled down and responsible.

Instead, he's effectively the parent of three young adults.]

This certainly wasn't how I envisioned becoming a parent, although I'm certainly not complaining.

[He claps a hand on Alex's shoulder.] I'm very grateful to have you in my life, Alex.