Whitefish River Mama

When the joyous greeting died down he simply embraced her, noticing her trembling and pressing closer thinking it was the cold that caused her to shake like that and his body heat would warm her. After a moment he stepped back and studied her, noting her skinniness and feeling concerned. "I missed you too, everyone did." he cut off there though many words continued in his mind. "When you left it was like my mom left again, like all my family was elsewhere but I had to stay at Easthollow." instead he just gave her a warm smile.


When she spoke of his growth the length of time they had been apart really hit him. He had still been just a small boy suffering under his own foolish choices then. He ducked his head embarrassed and pawed at the snow "I suppose thats a good thing right? Dad is strong and Handsome...gets all the ladies" a rare sort of shy teasing edged its way into his voice as he lifted his eyes and gave a lopsided smile.