Heron Lake Plateau Just a wasted puzzle piece

He didn't seem to falter at the idea of her filling in her den, and that that implied. Without her den, she wouldn't have somewhere to go back to, and thus, she assumed he caught onto the idea that in filling her den, she was more or less hoping to stay with him. He hadn't made her feel in any way that she'd worn out her welcome, even though he'd never exactly asked her to move there with him for good. Girlishly and foolishly, she simply hoped it'd be an unspoken thing, and that her position there would simply last, without being questioned. 

She nodded in response to his question and began to head toward where her den had been. "Yeah. I jus' like the closeness," She said, and gave him a sheepish smile. "Buh you probably already kind of knew tha'," She said, giving him a secretive grin and slid her side alongside his as they walked. There was something incredibly alluring about being able to reach out and touch someone like that whenever she wanted; it would never be enough for her.