Heron Lake Plateau the world grows older every day.

Oh dear, Finley had a good point. While they were worrying about Eljay's slim pickings, they likely would have an entirely different problem on their hands as Tegan matured. And what would that be like? Elwood realized that they were sorely unprepared for navigating their children's futures; their only child with a successful romantic relationship was Liffey, and they had had nothing to do with that. He was starting to get a headache just from thinking about all of this.

"Yeah, on second thought, Tegan might not be the man for the job," he admitted. He reached up with a forepaw and pressed his toes against his forehead, combating the dull ache that was actually beginning to grow. "This place is going to be pretty hormonal before long, isn't it? Tegan, Clover, Towhee, Phox..." They were all around "that" age.

He sighed dramatically. "Why can't our kids just have a storybook romance like we did?" You know -- fall in love, refuse to admit it, get in a big fight, and then finally live happily ever after.