Haunted Wood Lighters

The instant Wildfire said "mate," Goober's stomach dropped. Why was it that every girl that he had even a fleeting attraction to was already hitched? Smash, Eshe, and now Wildfire were already taken. What chance did Goober have with anybody? He managed to keep on his chipper face, doing everything he could to stay positive about the situation. When Wildfire mentioned that she liked to travel, but her mate wasn't so keen on it, Goober wondered why she was with him at all.

"Yeah?" he asked, when she said she wanted to travel the world. "Why don't you? I mean, maybe you and this mate of yours just aren't that compatible." That was Goober's not-so-subtle hint that she'd be better of with him. And wouldn't she? "You're still young, and you've got plenty of time for all that family stuff later."