unable to bind.mated to none.father to Eztli, Lixue, Petra, Citlalli, & Itzel.Taviora

He hated that he had put Tuari in this position. It was obvious that she cared about him, that she so much as loved him and yet he couldn't completely surrender his heart to her. Maybe on any other day in a time when he didn't meet Talien and start falling for her, he could have gladly told Tuari that he felt the same way and they could have had their happily ever after. He knew that he cared about her as more than a friend. He knew that he might even love her. Was it possible to love two wolves at the same time though? He couldn't discount his feelings for Talien. they had grown closer and he was opening up to her more and more with each passing day. She was special and yet Tuari was such a huge chunk of his life that he could never imagine life without her in it. He was good and stuck. She seemed happy that he was going to be there for her and he meant it with every fiber in his being. Somehow he would make it through this. He had done this so he would live through the consequences. He didn't blame her at all. She had told him how she felt and maybe he had taken advantage of that. He didn't mean to but his actions spoke otherwise. He felt like a huge jerk but none of this was her fault and he would never make her feel that it was.

He was absolutely terrified to be a father but he thought of his own father and how old his mother was when she gave birth to them. They had made it through this and he would too. Somehow he would figure out how this whole fathering thing works. He knew that it probably wasn't the happy ending she was hoping for and he hated himself for that but at least he would make sure she wasn't alone in this whole parenting thing. He could tell she was giggling and he smiled. Just seeing her this happy was always bound to make him smile. He just couldn't help it. She bumped him with her shoulder before heading to the den and he followed. He had noticed the pelt and turned an eye to it now as they entered the den, giving her a knowing smirk.

"You just had to go back for it, didn't you? Well I guess if anything, it'll make a nice playmat for the children."

It felt so weird saying that but he would get used to it, right? She nipped at his cheek and he chuckled, bumping her shoulder back lightly. When they reached the den, he helped her sit down and as she looked around, he grinned, raising a brow.

"Someone's a little excited. Well, here."

He pulled the herbs from behind a rock where he had hidden them, pulling them over to her.

"I found these for you. I hear these roots are good for nausea and these stems are for stomach pain. Of course I got them before I knew what exactly was causing it all so before you take them, let me check with someone on whether they'll hurt the puppies. In fact, forget I showed you these."

He scowled and dragged everything back behind the rock. He looked around then back at her.

"Don't touch those. Hm, well there went my surprise. Um...I'll have to think of something else."

He glanced at her stomach then back at her, perking up a little.

"Hey, you hungry? I can go catch you something. What are you craving? Do you have cravings? Is that a thing yet?"

Okay, so he was completely lost. He didn't know how this whole thing worked but somehow he had to get it right.