we can take our time

Several minutes passed in silence, but it was a peaceful kind of silence. Tonight was a quiet one, with clear skies that allowed the stars to twinkle in all their brilliance overhead. Despite the restlessness she was feeling, Solveiga was able to let a content sigh fall from her lips. She was happier than she'd ever been. She had a pack that was her family and her home. She had someone to love her, someone who had vowed to always be by her side. And in the future, there was even more happiness to come. She could feel it. What more could anyone ever ask for?

The peaceful silence persisted, even as Regulus snuck through the grasses toward her. Seriously, how did he always manage to be so sneaky? Solveiga rested on her belly, her eyes following the lines of constellations in the stars above, when suddenly she heard a "Boo!" and turned to see Regulus pouncing toward her.

"Regulus!" she squealed, falling into a fit of giggles as she rolled onto her back to evade his playful attack. But then she just stayed there with her belly turned upward, showing her vulnerability to him as her tail thumped happily against the grass. "I was hoping you'd find me here, I didn't want to embarrass myself by calling for you," she said with a smile.

She hoped it was clear why she wanted his company tonight. But what if it wasn't? What if he asked, and she felt compelled to say it out loud? Solveiga was still a very pure and innocent woman, despite her age. She wasn't sure she would be able to articulate it to him without becoming completely flustered and giggly. But she could certainly give it a try. This was Regulus, after all. He wouldn't laugh at her or make her feel foolish. "Um..." the little healer began, moving to sit up and bring herself closer to her mate. "I'm sorry for avoiding you lately, it's just hard to be around you when..." When her body was doing exactly what it was doing right now. Making her feel desperate to be close to him, close to his warmth and his strength and everything else that made him masculine. Everything that made him Regulus.

"My heart is racing like crazy," Solveiga admitted, her voice a little breathless as she shifted even closer, humming softly as she pressed her nose into the thick crimson fur around his chest and neck. "Regulus... I want you." It was barely even a whisper, but there. She had finally said it.