Being important to another person was something that seemed to be deeply ingrained in all beings, be it man to a woman, mother to a child, brother to sister. Hearing the girl dismiss someone, a he, whom she had waited weeks for - well, it didn't sit well with him. The feeling sank like a stone uncomfortably setting in his stomach. What had this man done to warrant her waiting weeks for him, only to never appear? Rage rumbled in his chest and he had to turn away from her momentarily to disguise his anguish. When he eventually turned back to face her as she speaks, his nose is suddenly pressed against hers, and the contact takes him by surprise, yet he does not draw away. Eyes wide he steps back, flesh still warm from her lingering touch.

He finally works up the courage to speak, tilting his head to the side to regard her with controlled curiosity. "You won't be lonely - alone - anymore, there's a home here for you, with me, as long as you need it." He took a sharp intake of breathe, "If you ever need me, you just have to call." and oh, how he hoped she would. There was so much to be learned about her, sweet in every way, kind on the eyes and a friendly spirit.

He allowed a smile to grace his features, leaning towards her again and this time craning his neck to run his lips across her withers, slowly pressing his body closer to her own. It felt strange - he hadn't been this close to another, not for a long time, and not in such a cozy fashion. He wasn't even quite sure why he was holding himself so close to her, why he longed to feel the warmth of her ivory pelt. As much as he had told himself he wasn't his father, he seemed to be growing more and more like him each day.

And then, he thought it through.

He pulled away almost as quickly as he had moved to her, shuffling backwards with short steps and a sheepish expression to guard his embarrassment. "I'm sorry," he cleared his throat, dreading how awkward he had forced himself to appear by acting on impulse and not after careful contemplation.

"You can tell me about him, if you like."