Hideaway Strath I'm thinking things that I might start regretting

Without any pause, she just straight up said it. There was something soft about the way she said it, even though her initial demeanour had seemed stand-offish towards him. Oh, that's... Good? Great? Congratulations? ... what you wanted, yeah? He offered an awkward smile, and it was clear that Charles had no idea how to act or what he should do or say. He was terrified to become a parent like his own mother, but there was little he could do about it now. It was happening.

Except he didn't even know if Nyra wanted his involvement at all. The coywolf swallowed thickly and then he found the courage to ask her. He looked at her briefly as he said, Do you want me to be there when they're here? And then he looked away while waiting for the answer, too nervous to look at her face.