Emberwood Honey, I'm home

bhediya began to laugh, apologizing after each snort. it was just so unbelievable. how was she supposed to go about explaining this? while she might have carried him, she was not his mother; she didn't want to offend him by insinuating so. 

she calmed herself and shook her head, a conflicted grin on her maw. i don't mean to be inappropriate, she explained, i just can't believe that you're here. bhediya's face grew somber as she realized how little an impact she'd made on her son's life. he didn't remember her?

i was grayday's mate. i left you all so long ago. her gaze drifted from his for a moment, trailing down toward the ground.