Getting on the same page

Having him close and feeling his body heat against her was comforting, particularly in times like these when there were tough choices to make. Honestly, whenever Caelum had something heavy weighing on her mind her first impulse was to sidle up to Zeph and seem comfort in his warmth and familiar smell. Even after things got difficult, it still felt as natural as ever to want to be near him as often as possible. Perhaps that's how the woman knew they were meant to be; when she realized that it was unthinkable to ever not have him by her side.

Nodding, she laughed and shook her dark head with an airy laugh, "I think she might get it from you. When she sets her mind to doing things no one can stop her." Blue eyes took on a faraway look as she added ruefully, "Of course, in summer she'll be a year. I can only imagine how much of that stubbornness will surface when she realizes she's getting old enough to make her own decisions - I hope they're good ones." Hopefully the girl wouldn't have to learn to think before acting the hard way. Eyeing Zephyr, Caelum decided only time would tell.

Ears pricked forward at his words, icy gaze lighting up as she gave him a toothy smile, "Oh, we knew that." Her devious smile was only getting wider. Sitting up a little straighter she cooed, "So, is that a yes?"

The response she got to her words wasn't unexpected, but the look on her face as he replied said it was certainly not appreciated. Sucking in a breath and letting it back out, her eyes slid shut. Was she really getting this old? Yeesh. With a sharp look, her ears fell to the sides and her words, while having plenty of power behind them didn't have quite the bite they might have in the past, "I... understand, but you listen to me Zeph. Make sure it doesn't happen unless that's the only option. For me." Now she needed to find Inverno at some point and make sure he was okay. Really, though, when did she get so soft? In the past she might have tackled Zeph to the ground and made him apologize, but now... Maybe it was raising that wild child of theirs that was leaving her totally lacking the energy to get mad.