Giving Them A Future

Kaitlyn gave a happy nod as Clay also said that he brought some dinner along. “That sounds perfect.” Her stomach gave a growl of agreement. With everything happening so fast she’d barely been able to wrap  her head around simple concepts of self care. She hadn’t realized it but she was practically starving… but right now she was going to push her own needs aside for just a little longer. She slipped back into the den, carefully grabbing Baldwin’s scruff in her jaws. The little brute gave no complaints though, allowing himself to be carried to the outside world once more. She set the little one on her forepaws and then looked back up at Clay as her tail gave a slow thud upon the earth. “He’ll need a name…” She paused, looking to her new baby as he wiggled close to her belly to get at her milk. “Will you help me name him?” She felt… at ease now that Clay was here again. His presence made her feel safe… even if naively so. She was clinging to the one thing that seemed sane in her world right now. She lowered her body around the little brute, feeling her own exhaustion wash over her in a wave. She’d been more tired than she realized… but she didn’t want to sleep. Not yet. Not when everything finally felt like it was going to be okay again.