12-20-2008, 07:44 AM
It's okay. End this here, then. 
His words came as a shock to her, a dash of cold water in a sleeping face. And even before his words registered, he was moving away, leaving. She watched the male go. Once, perhaps, she would have gone balistic, would have followed him, demanded he be a man and face up to her. She swallowed, placing a hand over the pups. her pups. She would be doing this herself then. She lifted her chin, taking a deep breath. She hadn't been expecting or even asking a mateship with the male, just reassurance. But she could do this on her own. She'd done it before. She'd be doing it again.
She licked her lips, wanting to say something, anything to his retreating back. Instead, she turned away. She wouldn't turn her back on him if he ever changed his mind, nor if he only needed a friend. "it will be okay,' she murmured to her unborn pups. She headed for home, to her pack and her friends. She could and would do this herself. She was strong enough.
His words came as a shock to her, a dash of cold water in a sleeping face. And even before his words registered, he was moving away, leaving. She watched the male go. Once, perhaps, she would have gone balistic, would have followed him, demanded he be a man and face up to her. She swallowed, placing a hand over the pups. her pups. She would be doing this herself then. She lifted her chin, taking a deep breath. She hadn't been expecting or even asking a mateship with the male, just reassurance. But she could do this on her own. She'd done it before. She'd be doing it again.
She licked her lips, wanting to say something, anything to his retreating back. Instead, she turned away. She wouldn't turn her back on him if he ever changed his mind, nor if he only needed a friend. "it will be okay,' she murmured to her unborn pups. She headed for home, to her pack and her friends. She could and would do this herself. She was strong enough.