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She agreed and he nodded, smiling.  Can do, boss. He responded with a joking salute, then a nuzzle.

He knew it was odd, the timing of it all.  They'd only just gotten things working and he hadn't sought to re ask, but it felt right, and he wasn't going to try and argue against it.  Maybe Wildfire would prefer it if they were mates, but Colt didn't see that as an issue.  For one thing, wasn't her previous mate a lady? And she and Eljay definitely hadn't tied the knot, so it would be hella hypocritical for her to deny them based on that.  For the other, they didn't need it.  They were solid, and would continue to be, he knew it.  Mates or no.

So why not just make it yes? A small part of him thought.  For some reason, he couldn't.  Not yet.  

fade? <3