Redsand Canyon Put your hands on my _____.

She’d wondered if this conversation was going to go there, yet all the same, Towhee’s head reared back in surprise when he actually said the words. She immediately gave him a weird look, then caught herself and schooled her expression. Using her good paw, Towhee reached out and tapped his nearer elbow.

Oh, you sweet summer child… not that I’m not—you seem like a terrific guy, honestly. Oh, lort. Towhee withdrew her paw to knead the bridge of her snout even as she laughed dryly and asked, Am I really about to say, ‘it’s not you, it’s me’? She set her foot back on the ground, huffing a breath, orange eyes boring into him weightily. Don’t you want to fall in love with some pretty young girl, Maxim? she asked with a small, tight smile.