Vanna: It felt...honestly, it's beyond words how it made me feel. I feel like maybe Dawn would be able to put it into words better than someone like me, being a writer and all. *Blushes* But it was truly...it made my heart skip a beat. It was so hard to keep from crying I was so moved...but I was also afraid I might scare him if I started sobbing...*Vanna wipes a stray tear from her eye.* I mean, I knew if I fully let go it wasn't going to be pretty.
Zach: What d'ya mean?
Vanna: Well...*averts gaze and blushes deeper* You know how I get when I...well...in one of those rare instances where I sob uncontrollably...*Rubs the back of her neck uncomfortably.* Remember how I barely got through our vows?
Zach: Oh...y'all mean you were afraid of goin' full-on ugly cry?
Vanna: *Winces* I mean...maybe I wouldn't use...*sighs* Yes, ugly cry...
Zach: Hey Kitten, ain't like I wasn't caught up in a visceral ugly cry of my own at our tithe...*chuckles* we all get 'em.
Vanna: I-I know, but me doing that in front of Marcus...surely would have scared him...both out of fear of hurting me...and looking like I'm mid-snarl and making guttural choking sobs every time I tried to speak.
Zach: That's fair I suppose...we were both walkin' on eggshells back then...though we still are these days, just less of 'em. *chuckles* As fer...me bein' jealous...well...I'd be lyin' if I said I wasn't a...just a little bit...
Vanna: Goofball, not only did you run out the next day to buy a small fortunes worth of new baseball gear, but you then hopped at the chance to take over as the little league coach...Not to mention that one time Marcus fell asleep leaning on me, and you tried to separate us with a spatula and lean him on your shoulder instead.
Zach: *Now flustered* OKAY! Okay! I was real jealous! Alright...*Whines* I'm sorry, I just...I got self-conscious and...I thought it meant he liked you more than me...'er he was afraid of me 'er somethin'! Granted at the time I hadn't really considered...that might be cause of his trauma with his...blood Pa...
Vanna: I'm...it might have played a part I guess...It is, hard to see it from Marcus' perspective if that was the case. I mean, Zach and I have been together for quite some time now, and I know that my Goofball is one of the sweetest softest wolf's out there. It's all I see him as.
Zach: *Blushes, but clears his throat* W-well I ain't that soft...on the job at least...
Vanna: *Giggles* Still, I have the benefit of being a full-grown tigress who grew up in a very loving family. But I knew Marcus would eventually see Zach for the mammal he is, and would take to him just as much as he took to me, regardless of whether my little doof of a mate tried to score extra points by dumping a deluge of gifts on him.
Zach: *Laughs* I was out of ideas! I couldn't love the boy any harder than I already was! I needed extra ammo!
Vanna: *Shakes head* You were worried for nothing...Marcus loves you to death. He loves us both.
Zach: *Smirks* I'd die fer that pup, without hesitation. *hugs Vanna's side*
Vanna: *Sighs warmly, wrapping an arm around her mate* I think that says enough about the current state of our parental bond with Marcus. It's growing stronger every day...*pats stomach gingerly* Though I do worry how he's going to adjust when little Rose arrives...
Zach: *Chuckles* Y'all kiddin' me, that boy's gonna be the best big brother ever!
Vanna: I know that Goofball! *Laughs* I just don't want him to feel as though his place in our family is...threatened in some way.
Zach: Well then, we'll just have to love on that boy twice as hard! That boy is a Hunter through and through, ain't no room for argument. I don't care iffin' I gotta buy half a toy store to prove it to him!
Vanna: *Chortles* Zach, please! Our bank account can't handle that!
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