Sun Mote Copse now it's hard to breathe

It took Eljay a bit of time to reconcile the move in his mind, but Finley was patient. In many things in her life, she was not, but for him, she could be. She had hurt him too terribly once with her impatience and she would never again make that mistake. She smiled when he agreed at last and leaned in to nuzzle his temple gently. She was relieved to see that this time around, he appeared to be more certain of his acceptance.

"Do you want me to help you gather up the kids now, or would you like to just come by later when you're ready?" she asked, willing to do whatever he wanted. Her son might be struggling just now with his feelings, but he was still their father and she would leave it to him to decide just how far her involvement with them would go.