Her words melted him to his core. He shuddered a little as she let one paw trail from neck to cheek. Pleasure in the motion, and he found his will to hold her at bay falling. He pulled her gently back into his arms, kissing the soft spaces around her ears. “Anthea.” He said softly, savouring her name. “Anthea Dásos” He whispered, rolling the pronunciation across practised lips. Even her name was a piece of home. She was everything he thought he had lost.
“You taste like home” he whispered, pulling her further on top of him. He placed his muzzle to hers again, kissing her passionately and slowly and carefully moving her into position. He would treat her first time with nothing but love and care