Broken Antler Fen all these golden days we had

She was glad Eljay asked because she wasn't sure she could have gotten the question out so plainly. Even with him asking, she felt her face heat up. For a girl who was as crazy about so many guys as she was, you'd think she'd be fine with this, but she was abruptly realizing she had no clue how any of this stuff worked.

Okay okay. This was just step one, right? Though now if Ibis knew, what if she got excited? And told the others? And then everyone was excited, and then it turned out she couldn't have kids, and then everyone was upset?

Despite her nerves, she still hung on the answer. Because even with that fear, she knew she wanted this, no matter what. And Eljay wanted it possibly even more than she did, which only made her even more determined. One thing at a time.