Old things made new

Tamsyn didn't really know how Kane would react to her comment about being happy if she got pregnant again, knowing that he would certainly put two and two together for the fact that if that happened he would be the father. She knew that he was supportive of all the things she did for her family and of her being a mother, but that was a different thing entirely from being a father himself. She felt him freeze for a moment as that realization sank in and she waited curiously for him to respond. She wouldn't have really minded if he told her that he wasn't sure about the suggestion or even if he decided that being a father wasn't for him. She had been a mother for so many already that she had reached a point in her life that if any more children came into her life they would be a welcome surprise, but if Kane was more comfortable with their life as it was then she was also fine with preventing them from having pups.

But when he replied with his lips still against the back of her neck, echoing back her words that he would be happy if she got pregnant. A grin spread across her lips, her heart giving a little excited skip. Even if they never ended up having a litter together, just knowing that he was welcoming that possibility spoke volumes for how he viewed their relationship. At least in her mind he was already a part of this family she had built, but him being open to expanding that family, to embark on them being parents together, that made her feel like he took their relationship as seriously as she did. When they found each other she hadn't been sure if she could ever love someone again or if she would even want to keep going for anything other than her children, but he gave her a reason to do all of that and more.

Her tail wagged as she turned her head and tipped it back to be able to look up at him, her mint gaze glowing with love and the equally sly grin on her lips saying everything that needed to be said. She leaned into him, catching his lips with her own as she kissed him deeply, one of her paws lifting to rest over his foreleg that was wrapped around her shoulders. Her heart had been delicate and fragile when they began all of this, but he had helped put her back together even stronger than she had once been. She felt like her heart was once again in good paws and trusted him to keep it and her safe till the end of their days. When their lips parted she blinked her eyes open to peer up at him happily again, another grin pulling across her lips. "I love you," she said softly, finally saying the words that had been hanging on her lips for so long. She had been waiting and waiting, just looking for the slightest sign that she might be hurt again, but there were none. He was everything she wanted and made her happier than she had been in a very, very long time.

Tamsyn Carpathius