Noctisardor Bypass [m]istletoe has moved into the lampshades

"wouldn't that be nice, and convenient," heda commented, her pleasure deepening into a grin. it definitely would take some strain off their shared man — mate? — to know exactly when the puppies would come and to birth them all at the same time, rather than have demands staggered yet again.
"another couple of weeks i think, maybe one, honestly," she was saying as glaukos paused outside the door and called something so ribald she could only blink at druid in horrified surprise.
did glaukos not know how children emerged into the world?
druid growled and the sight of her tense sister guarding the entrance had heda up on her feet as well. 
nosing the laboring wolf, heda glanced toward the entryway to their den. would glaukos try to come in? she leaned as if to look, craning her neck before looking back toward druid. "he's brought more food if you're hungry. i imagine right after you will be," heda murmured, really talking about nothing but wanting to keep her sister focused on both the present and the future.