Firefly Glen the woodchuck song

He began to say something, though he trailed off momentarily. Meerkat looked at him guilelessly, blinking when he didn't finish his sentence. She appreciated his affectionate sentiments and rewarded him with a somewhat weary smile, though she still quietly wondered what he'd left off from articulating entirely.

But the subject effectively shifted and Meerkat drew in a deep breath when Bronco's question indicated his openness to the topic. "I really like him. And I'm pretty sure he likes me too. We've been spending time together, talking, getting to know each other..." They even had a date coming up soon, whenever it snowed. That thought made her heart thump.

She trailed off herself for a beat, trying to think of how to express herself. "But he's a leader now," she said. Meerkat didn't suffer from any degree of self-consciousness normally, though she knew she was still very young. And perhaps because of that, she was both impressed and intimidated in equal measure. "That changes things, doesn't it?" Meerkat added slowly, eyes glistering as they bored into Bronco's, hoping he'd reassure her, tell her she was wrong.