My mom took the baby straight to the bathroom to get cleaned up as I handed Alannah her son. She cooed over her son, and Ternen huddled over her shoulder. They were exactly as a couple should be. Totally and irrevocably in love with their pup.
My mind flashed to my pup, and the scent I had memorized, before he was ripped from me. I felt the burn behind my eyes as I looked away from the trio. Wendy was there with her hand outstretched. I smiled sadly as I took it. “Was it that obvious?”
She shook her head. “To others? No, to me? Yeah.” She pulled me into her arms, and hugged me. “You are allowed to miss your pup.”
I sighed. “I know. But I have other things to worry about right now.”
She shook her head. “Nothing will ever be more important than our pups.” She hugged me closer as my mom
