Adeline had purposely steered clear of Grayday since his departure. She had never thought he would tease her for simply trying to do her best to get him to stay. She had feared that he would disappear just as Ezekiel had, something that she had not yet mended in her heart. To have Grayday throw it in her face only served to turn that fear into a broken heart. Not that she would admit that to him. She was angry at him.

So, when she seen his silhouette on the horizon heading her way, she quickly slumped down behind one of the stone pillars. She hoped he would simply move on without seeing her, but then she heard his called for her. Her ears folded on her head, and she was torn between continuing to hide or facing him. She settled for something in the middle. She didn't come out from behind the pillar, but she did yell out. Why? So you tease me some more? she said, her voice hardly hiding her anger. She felt she had been betrayed by him, for the first time in her short life, and she simply didn't know how to deal with it.

Her ears swiveled as he confessed he wanted to apologize. For a moment, her stern feature fell, and her heart opened just a tad. But, she closed back up quickly, reminding herself that the hurt he had caused was not just superficial. He was right though, that she deserved better, and she knew that. Steady had taught her well what she deserved, and it wasn't someone making fun of how she felt. 

I was trying to get you to stay because I was worried something happened to you, like Ezekiel, she admitted. And you treated me like a child, she accused him. She wasn't an adult, but Adeline had long since stopped being a toddler. She had to grow up quickly, with losing her parents, and her siblings, and now Ezekiel. I feel like I keep losing my family, she confessed. I didn't want to lose you, too. The fact he would make light of that hurt her nearly as much as losing him would have.

She wanted confirmation that he had kids, and when he said no, Adeline's expression clearly changed to confusion. Did he not just say he had a family? Pups? What was she missing? She let him go on, listening to his explanation. He probably went into a little more detail than the young wolf needed, but Adeline ignored some of the finer details, but did look at the bigger picture of it all. 

While he wasn't sure yet if he was going to be a Dad, her expression softened when he admitted that she, and the rest of the pack, were his family. She couldn't help but release the rest of the anger she was holding when he confessed that Steady was the only other wolf who knew, besides her now. 

Now that she felt a little better, she could ask, with calmness, what she wanted to know now. If you're going to be a Dad, does that mean you're going to live somewhere else? she asked. The other female obviously didn't belong to this pack. But, maybe she would come to live here, and Gray wouldn't have to leave at all. 

She was glad that he said he would try to convince the woman to come here. While she had been upset at him, she didn't want him to leave. She would welcome his visits if he did live somewhere else, but she much preferred that he stay here all the time. I hope she comes here, she admitted. Adeline was not the jealous type, so long as she got her time with Grayday. 

She sighed, letting go of the last of her hurt and anger. It wasn't something she would hold on to now that things seemed to be settled between them. She had said what she needed to say, and made her peace with the situation. She was glad he was able to see what hurt her, and she felt confident he wouldn't make fun of her feelings like that again. Approaching him, she nudged his shoulder, a familiar gesture she had developed with him. 

Her expression softened when he said her nickname. She was rather fond of it. Her expression fell a little bit when he apologized again, bringing up the reason they hadn't really spoken. Her gaze went to the ground as she considered it carefully. She wasn't generally one to hold a grudge, but she had also never had a proper apology, and was a little unsure if it needed a verbal response.

In the end, she figured he had been brave enough to say it aloud, and he deserved the same from her. Her gaze went to his. Apology accepted, she said, a soft smiling appearing on her maw. While her heart would take a little while to fully mend, it had begun the process now, and she would not let it fester any longer. She shortened the distance between them and nosed his neck, a physical representation that she had, in fact, forgiven him.