I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations

It was impossible to keep her gaze from meeting Amalia's when she looked back at her over her shoulder. Those blue eyes were so captivating that Athena couldn't help but let her two-toned gaze meet hers. When Ama asked why she was glum though Athena couldn't help but chuckle. She should have known better than to think that she could keep anything from Amalia. Her little woman could basically read her mind. Amalia pressing her body closer to her own and nipping at her neck sent little shivers down her spine that weren't at all caused by the cool air. He had missed being with her wife like this so much.

"Come on, lets get out of this cold water," she said softly as she nuzzled Amalia's neck. She wasn't ignoring Amalia's question, just postponing her having to answer it for a moment. She stepped back onto the shore and shook off as much of the water as she could before she quietly padded back toward their den with Ama. Part of her was so focused on Amalia and her intoxicating proximity and another part was just so obsessed with all of her recent shortfalls.

She slipped into the den and got settled onto her side, a slight grin tugging at her lips as she waited for Ama to join her to cuddle up so they could keep each other warm. Athena gently ran her tongue over Amalia's fur, grooming her ivory coat and getting rid of more of the water while she sat in quiet thoughtfulness till she could decide what to say. "I just feel like I've failed you," she finally said softly, her large form curling protectively around Amalia's tiny frame. Athena shoved any other thoughts her heat was forcing into her head away so she could actually address the elephant in the room. "I wanted to give you want you wanted so badly and I couldn't do it. Then with our boys..." She swallowed around the lump in her throat. "I hope they're okay."

"Burn Baby Burn"