Sun Mote Copse Coyote ugly.

Towhee didn’t think she’d known those two had paired up, though they had a long history. She didn’t comment, just patiently read Fennec’s lips as she explained about trying for kids to no avail. She hoped her blasé attitude toward her purported miscarriage hadn’t accidentally upset her daughter.

Sometimes I wonder if nature knows something we don’t. It doesn’t make it suck any less, Towhee said, frowning. I went through something similar years ago. It ended up happening later but that didn’t erase all that turmoil I experienced in the meantime. It’s not an easy thing to go through.

She reached out and settled a broad paw on Fennec’s shoulder. She gave it a light squeeze, then let it linger there.