Moonspear Reforget

Although she was waiting and hoping he would come, when Floki actually arrived on the scene, Wildfire's heart jumped into her throat. He barely looked at her and this probably should have made the tears come faster but it had the opposite effect instead. She blinked rapidly to clear her blurry vision, stiffening her upper lip even as they parted and she prepared to bare herself to him.

Charon beat her to the punch. Wildfire exhaled audibly, looking sideways in surprise, before her eyes ever so slowly dragged back to Floki's face to gauge his reaction. She winced, feeling like it must be like a slap in the face. Quickly but quietly, she added, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry I didn't tell you." She hadn't meant to tell anyone and didn't know how to describe the events of the last ten minutes, so Wildfire didn't even bother.

"Floki, I..." She rose and took half a step toward him. "None of what I said was true. I don't know why I said it." She blinked. "I—I didn't want you to know." And her eyes fell to her feet as her still-damp cheeks heated. Well, the hideous truth was out there now. Wildfire didn't know how Floki would take any of it, or if he would (and could) forgive her for behaving so crazily, yet as she let out a breath, she realized she felt a bit of weight lift from her battered shoulders.