Redtail Rise This Time, Baby, I’ll Be Bulletproof

It was understandable she needed more time. Riley nodded. It was not a small move. She would be bucking every ideal she had ever held to herself -- though she would be honoring the tradition of her relatives in doing so. It was likely neither she or Riley knew that it was a time honored ritual; so few of their ancestors had stayed in one place for very long.

You take as much time as you need. Riley pressed his shoulder to hers gently, smiling to himself at the way she had said his name. It sounded so important -- so very real -- to hear his name on the lips of someone who loved him.