Whitefish River And that's all you need to know

He nodded in fervent agreement, a fervency only bolstered by her drawing closer to him. The brute took in her warmth, listening to her speak of her children in quiet, contented fashion. His eyelids were beginning to droop; she had a soothing quality about her.

Four is a lot, Verx remarked, grinning. I thought two were hard enough to handle. Their daddy live here? he asked, tone casual -- but the underlying meaning was clear enough.

Not that he wanted to take on more kids, heavens no. But if there wasn't another male to contend with. . .well, great.