Blacktail Deer Plateau Fun fun it's time for fun

Lmfao, I love that he called his own child "crotch fruit" right in front of her. L-O-effin'-L.

Obviously he and Blue Willow didn't know one another well, but Peregrine had nevertheless planted the seeds of interest in Atticus's mind. She really did seem pretty down-to-earth, like Perry had said, and super sweet and outgoing. But Atticus felt so awkward and foolish in her presence, and caught himself overanalyzing everything he said and did. It was his own fault -- he wasn't good with girls at all, even in just casual situations. Ugh!

With a grin, he moved from cache to cache, checking over her work but knowing she'd done a fine job. "Looks good to me," he commented. "It'll be fun helping them figure out what to do." He paused at one hole, gently patting some dirt into place with a paw, before moving on to the next one. "This reminds me of when I was a kid. One of my older sisters--hey!" He suddenly saw Peregrine emerge from the den with a rambunctious Junior at his heels. Clearly, she'd been harassing him for hours, and he was more than happy to let her become their problem for a while. The cute little puppy, as fat and clumsy and awkward as could be, came charging toward them with cries of glee. She met Blue Willow first, headbutting the Beta's foreleg, then quickly fell upon one of Atti's front paws like a fuzzy, four-legged piranha. He grinned and tousled the fuzz on her head with his tongue. "Hey there, kiddo. Been hecklin' your dad all morning, eh? Good work."

Perry was beside him a moment later, muttering about matchmaking in his ear. "Shut up, dickhead!" he attempted to whisper in a non-obvious way, tossing a wide-eyed look of alarm at his brother. He cast a quick, furtive glance at Blue Willow, hoping she hadn't overheard. This was promptly interrupted by a particularly sharp pinch from the toddler on his paw, and while he grimaced a bit, he made no effort to shake her off. He loved every bit of it.