Blacktail Deer Plateau Regrets collect like old friends

Blue gave him a small smile, though in her mind she thought to herself. He thought she was jesting, she really wasn't. Lately her hunger was ravenous and she could not satiated. She did not move as he laid his head to her side. She could tell he was nervous, but she held a smile anyway. She knew that within a few minutes it would be worth it. And the startling look on his face as he jerked away was enough to make her laugh. Sometimes, but not usual. Though now as they get larger it hurts much worse.

It was hard and getting more so as she neared her time. It was more painful now than it had been too, but she was moving doggedly forward. Happy for the life that grew within.