The months had gone by, and with it, the new memories of sleeping beside him had replaced the memories of being alone. He had padded the den, making it to where his warmth lingered long after he was gone. It was strange, to be able to roll in the den and still feel his warmth that was clinging to the leaf litter and dry mosses that he had collected. There were some pelts I had found, animals that had died on their own. I had found them after they had been scavenged by the smaller predatory animals. I finished stripping the fur, sometimes just the fluff of the fur, not the actual hide. It made a denser bottom of the den, and had brought more comfort, that he had been trying to achieve. I didn't think we needed it, not the two of us. But the back part of my mind told me that prepping our den was a way of cementing ourselves in the pack, and getting us ready to one day become parents. The thought of that still rattled me. I never understood why I was hesitant to be a parent. I wanted to have them as long as I had remembered, and then I suddenly felt too alone for it. I didn't have anyone here, only Navarre, and while he was my world, I felt like I'd be floundering, all alone without help.

I shook my head, trying to clear the thoughts that hung around. They were almost like the smell of wolf blood, that acrid scent that wasn't a tasty smell. Compared to prey blood, wolf blood...it was not something I wanted to smell again, nor were these thoughts what I wanted to think again. I blinked, letting my eyesight clear as I watched the sun creep further up the skyline. It was beautiful, and I wanted him to be here with me. I know he had left early in the morning, before the sun had begun to ascend into the sky. I was uneasy this morning, and while the day was unlike any other, I couldn't sleep without him by me today. I hadn't left the den until a while after he had left. But then, I didn't know what his day would look like today.

I was lost in my thoughts, lava eyes trained on the rising sun, while he approached. I turned my eyes at the last second, my red orbs colliding with his golden gaze. A smile broke out on my face as he approached. He dropped the two hares he carried, and when he reached for me, I tucked my head into his chest, breathing in slowly while nuzzling into his chest. I had missed him, even though he had only been gone a short time. Silly, right? I lifted my face, licking the side of his cheek as I brought myself closer. "Good morning love." I looked towards the rabbit as he nosed it to me, shaking my head as I looked back towards the sun as it almost fully set. "Not yet."

I always knew I didn't have to worry for food, he had taken care of that since he had come home. I felt silly, like I was a kept housewife almost. I knew that's not what it was about, it was about him taking care of me. I wondered how he'd be once we had pups, well, if he wanted them at least. I realized while we had been together this long, we had never talked about that, whether or not we had wanted pups. I found myself confused, unsure whether or not he wanted them. I suppose hats a problem for another day, right?

He spoke again, and I shook my head. "I slept like a baby, just couldn't sleep after a little while."