Redhawk Caldera Put your dukes up

He appreciated that she would mind her own health, whether or not her symptoms were early signs of pregnancy. He feared unexpected loss, having seen it several times in his life already. With every connection he made, he feared losing it to some brutal sweep of fate. He'd been wary of falling in love again, but it had overcome him in a wave. He would not drown in worry, though- he would relish the overwhelming freshness of it, and swim in his newfound happiness. 

It was too late for him to stow his hopes away now; and she caught him glowing. He looked at her, and felt that she was too. "S'cause I'm lookin' at you," He crooned into her fur.