Sous le vent

She loved the touch of her mate, strong and reassuring. Little gestures went a long way and one never knew till they loved someone. Her eyes closed briefly in their little touch, drinking in his scent. She could never get over the way the scent of him drew her in. If he breathed in she did too and exhaled at the same time as him. She felt whole with him at her side. When he asked for her to join him she didn't need to reply. Both knew she'd follow him to the end of the earth and back again. She'd follow him anywhere if he asked her to without a thought to it.

She followed him in silence, enjoying the peace between them. The ability to just be happy walking right next to him. They hadn't been able to spend time together since the pups were born and then the plague. She kept her shoulder against his lightly, a smile on her lips the whole time. When they reach the bottom of the falls to sit at the pool her memory went back to the day they met. It seemed like a life time ago since that day and not one day passed did she regret it. The silence between them stretched and she felt a prickle of unease."My love, is everything ok?" She asked softly as she turned her gentle gaze on him.