For Better or For Worse — Emery C. Walters

It was just going to be a simple Spanish fabada bean and chorizo soup from his grandmother's favorite recipe. Jake hoped for a nice meal and a better time with his widower father. His dad didn't seem homophobic, but he just didn't get that Jake was gay. A quiet dinner might clear the air.

But the trip to the supermarket was a disaster involving a bear and some sausage. Then his dad showed up accompanied by a health aide who isn't quite what she seems. And the bear shows up, too.

Stress and rum piles up. Will Jake's father get a new grandson? Does Jake have a bear in the kitchen and in the bedroom, too? Is this meal one big happy family gathering, or an even bigger disaster?