Firefly Glen [m] i am a question to the world

Her words contradicted her actions, at least from earlier. Talisman didn’t point this out right away, letting her finish. She said something else that didn’t quite add up with something she’d stated just a moment ago.

You just said you feel better here, away from the pack. But you want your pups to be born there? he asked, not quite incredulous but certainly seeking clarification. I want pups too, he said before she could answer, but I’m not…

He’d been about to say, “I’m not relationship material.” But that wasn’t the issue, at least entirely. With the right person, Talis could certainly entertain the idea of trying. But he realized he wasn’t particularly attracted to Kusuma that way. She didn’t seem like a grown woman to him. Her scent at present confused the matter, certainly, but…

You just seem—seemed—so vulnerable, Kusuma. You were like a scared child. It’s hard to think of doing—that, with you, when… Talis shook his little red paws. But… your scent. It—I feel like a total creep right now!