Within days, Bazi could
see herself shrinking. She made a mental note to convey her gratitude to Whittier in particular when he was old enough to understand, but telling a teenager that his mother was really grateful for his raging appetite for boob was, perhaps, not the Cool Mom thing to do. Bazi grinned at the thought, and knew she would tell him anyway - in public, and surrounded by friends.
The kids had already finished their breakfast, and the subsequent mess had been cleaned away. Bazi was desperate for something to eat, but Scimitar had been excused to do some more serious hunting with other members of the pack. With one eye on her pups, Bazi scooted closer to the mouth of the den, poking her head out to see if anyone was nearby and willing to bring her some morsels from the caches.
Bazi needn't worry about any day-old morsels, for she carried two fat fish in her jaws, compliments of the slow moving Bitcurrent. When she reached the densite, Kaskara smiled at her sister's nose, tossing one of the fresh fish at her. "'Owdy." She called out, her greeting muffled by the fish in her jaws. She flopped down on her belly and invited Bazi out, wondering if she could take a moment away from the pups to socialize.
"You won the bet." She ripped open one of the fish and took a bite, chewing slowly, smiling all the while. "I guess that means I'm going to have The Talk with them this winter." They wouldn't be old enough until then; at least she hoped. The boys may have more interest in the opposite sex than Allure would, but she hoped they'd stave off until at least the fall. That way she could work out what to say to them.
Thankfully, Kaskara appeared within moments. Bazi's face brightened, and with a quick look at her slumbering brood, she extracted herself from the den.
"You won the bet," her sister-in-law grinned as Bazi melted onto the ground next to her, snatching the other fish and managing to get a face full of its delicate flesh before she clocked what Kaskara had said. The Alpha's eyes widened and she chewed frantically, struggling against a bemused grin. "What-now?" she asked through her food, "You mean the bet where I said I'd be a pumpkin forever, or something? Why I never.."
"Why, I would never!" she exclaimed in mock indignation, grinning like a fool only moments later. There was something about Bazi that brought out Kaskara's playful side, and although she was still a little unsure of herself, she decided this might be a good moment to let her sister know about her feelings for a certain someone.
"So, um...I wanted to talk to you about something. Don't worry, its not bad!" She laughed a little breathlessly, wondering where on earth to start. If she were human, she'd be running her hands over her face and through her hair. But as a wolf, she simply stared at her paws while they dug in the dirt. "So...I think I like someone, but I'm not sure how to go about telling him." Kas looked up at Bazi, her expression begging for help.
Oh thank God - a conversation that wasn't going to be about babies and nipples. Bazi had not felt like a normal woman for weeks, and her relief was so strong that she missed what Kaskara was actually saying. When it dawned on Bazi what her sister had just said, she became 50% plate-sized eyes and 50% wagging tail with some other vital wolf bits gluing the two together. "Really?" she squealed excitedly and - as expected - bulldozed through Kaskara's nerves and uncertainty. "Who is it? In this pack?" Oh my god. Bazi lowered her head and whispered, "Is it Kieran?"
Kaskara felt her embarrassment soar into heights she didn't even know existed. She felt like she might burst and die from it, especially as Bazi squealed in delight and her eyes grew huge and her tail wagged constantly. Kas loved her sister, and yet she felt totally out of sorts at that moment. Like she'd rather go crawl in a hole and never come out. But instead of that, she remained seated, and nodded at her sister's questions. Yes, really. Yes, in this pack.
However, it was when Bazi mentioned Kieran's name, Kaskara's face split into a grin, and she ducked her head shyly, trying not to let her idiot smile show too much. "Yes," she confessed, shaking her head slightly and laughing. "I don't know when it happened, it's just...I like him. And I feel so stupid because I'm sure he doesn't feel the same."