Horizon Ridge If I fall for you, I'll never recover

Pied hesitated a moment, seeming unsure of herself. Then, the question came, which Kisu decided not to blush at or shy away from -- she needed him to be steady and reassuring in this moment, and what was a partner that could not be taken seriously?

"To be wholly honest, yes it will be at first." He kept his voice calm and personal. "But turns into something beautiful and special, though. Something only we, as mates, can share together, Pied." He pressed his nose to his mottled mate's for a moment, then licked her mouth, hoping this would be as heartening as he had thought it would be.