Redhawk Caldera The View from Halfway Down

teya let out her breath. the tears were threatening again, and she hated that for herself. hated it for bronco. she knew he would not care; nothing he had yet done indicated there was hurt to come. and still there was a yet. there was no point to crying in front of a man. he could turn on you sure as anyone else.
child together or not.
at least bronco had formally split from killdeer's mother. teya's status was ephemeral. reyes wouldn't come back. but he could.
it was good to be held. the emotions stirred again. she broke their contact to save herself. 
"how does it start?" teya asked quietly, looking up at him with a raw hesitance.