Redhawk Caldera Put your dukes up

when bronco blinked, teya felt herself start to tense, wondering if he was going to close. but he didn't, and he began to speak with the same cadenced care he put into all of their discussions.
and she heard the message underlying: walk beyond this with me. beneath her facefur she flushed and felt a small smile unfurl across her mouth. "it does hurt. not for reasons i thought. and for some i did." the honesty was refreshing; she was grateful to him for providing such a safe place when she needed it.
abruptly teya straightened, swinging her tail as if to dispel all the cobwebs of her ex-husband. "have been sick in mornings. too early and i think it is only all — this. but," and her mouth quirked, "i tell you if it still around in another two weeks."