Loving can hurt

Nerves had kept her awake all night, sleep eluded her as she thought of this day. She had spent most of the morning pacing in her den, the scent of Athena still lingering there. Trying to take deep breaths to calm her fluttering heart, she gave her chest a few more licks to calm her disheveled looks. She wanted to be pristine for this moment, for her Athena. She still couldn't believe that her husband was fine with all of this, which made her care for the man even more. Taking one last breath, she walked out into the crisp air, her white paws crunching the fresh snow. It was then that Athena's song called out for her, stirring the butterflies in her belly. Biting her lip to suppress the excited yip that dared to sound, she began her short walk towards where her beautiful woman called from. She had to laugh a bit, it probably was not easy for her to get around with that huge belly of hers. Amalia had taken to talking to the growing pups every day, telling them stories about the wonders of the world and how excited she was to be their mother. Giddy, Amalia finally paused at the edge of the clearing, her heart beat stuttering as she saw the silver goddess standing there waiting for her. Grinning, she ducked behind a tree and picked up the bouquet of flowers that she had wandered away to gather, most of them bland in colour because of the season. They were sturdy flowers, and she thought it represented them quite well.

She slowly made her way towards the black marked girl, smile wide as she tried to hide her nerves. Swallowing hard, she finally made it close enough to Athena that she could pick up her scent, stronger than the flowers she had carefully grasped in her jaws. Setting them at Athena's feet, Amalia placed a tender kiss on one of her divine cheeks. "For you, my love." She whispered, practically shaking from her growing nerves. Today was the day that she would officially be a part of Athena's life, and by extension Vereux's as well. They had little ones coming into the world soon, but she was not worried about that. With three set of eyes looking out for them, she had no doubt that they would be well loved. Glancing up at Athena her grin grew wider, a shaky breath leaving her lips. "Ready?"