Sun Mote Copse First light

He corrected himself and Wildfire blinked, still not quite placing the moment in time he was referencing. She let it go for now. Perhaps it would strike her later, though who knew. They'd known one another literally all their lives and, somehow, she could believe that Eljay had quietly fallen in love with her beside a river (or a lake) days, weeks, months or even years ago.

He didn't seem particularly overwhelmed over her musings. Wildfire smiled as he nuzzled her face, the soft leather of his damp nose tickling her cheekbone. Suddenly, she decided, "You know what? I think I'll take Blackthorn too, if that's okay with you. I'd like our kids to be Blackthorns. We can all share a name that way." And it was a lot less complicated sounding that way.

"Yeah," she answered when he asked about breaking the news to their pack, their family. "We should start with your mom and dad. Then we can make the rounds. Show off the baby bump too," Wildfire said, black tail swaying happily.