ladies night

"I just... thought I had something special. With someone. But seeing you like this, well, it's different. It isn't the same at all," she murmured into Poem's thick fur. It felt good to say it out loud, but it was also like pulling a deep thorn out of an infected paw - sure, the "problem" had come free, but now all the puss and blood spewed forth too. Theo hiccuped between tears and pulled back, shaking her head roughly. "But let's not make tonight about that. I refuse to be sad. Tonight is a happy night! A night just for you," she reassured, blinking away the final onslaught of tears. Her eyes stung but she was smiling again. "Tell me more about him Poem - and tell me just why he isn't standing at our borders right now, hm?" She added, easily slipping back into the persona of wheedling sister. Theo puffed her chest out and looked her sister in the eye, feigning dominance. "Do I have to go out trekking and drag him back here by his tail?"