Close together and far apart

He was distracted by the earlier news, for all his work into his rough exterior, he worried about each pack member intensely. Absently he nodded to her reveal without thinking about the words much, just taking it in that she didn't have the Blight. She counted four heartbeats before his attention suddenly ground to a halt and his eyes snapped back to her, a wave of hidden emotion flickering behind his bright azure eyes.

She tilted her head softly toward him, waiting for him to connect the dots, a knowing and coy smile playing on her lips. She tilted her head the other way, her smile broadening. Her brows lifted to indicate he was in the right direction. Her paw gently lifts and she places it casually over her lower stomach. Where his seed had been planted and finally started to grow. She nodded.

"Speech"