Redhawk Caldera ain't nobody love like you do.

Though she hadn't intended to surprise her mate, it seemed she was destined to do so. Even though she'd technically failed at giving him a gentle wake-up, she still snickered mischievously as though it had been her intent all along to startle him. Fin rolled slightly at the paw to her shoulder, but glommed right back onto him as soon as he'd removed it, wriggling again as though there was actually a tiny millimeter of space left between them that she needed to close.

"I didn't mean to, for the record," she chided him with a smirk, "I can't help that you're getting so jumpy in your old age."  Her tail wagged as she spoke, inadvertently smacking Elwood's bum due to their proximity.  Wriggling yet again, she placed a few kisses on his chin with a happy growl.  Though the news she intended to share was rather good for once and would only make this moment an even happier one, she decided to prolong the time before she made her declaration, rather enjoying her giddy silliness and closeness to her mate.