Redtail Rise But She’s Always a Woman to Me.

She would have gone on longer, and taken advantage of this time they squirrelled away together, had he not slowed his pace. Eyes simmering, she thought he might make an advance toward her, and her tail flicked in anticipation but stilled when he spoke.

Her eyes squinted. ”What?” This was not what she’d expected, and it certainly wasn’t what she wanted. ”Why?” Bewildered and disappointed, she charged him with the questions, expecting something pretty damn good as an excuse.