Crave
“She arrived carrying an oil lamp and a thermos of steaming hot soup. Dandy immediately opened it and took a drink that warmed her all the way down.
“Hmmm,” she said. “So good. Thank you.”
Trace sat down next to her on the blanket that was spread on the ground. She was wearing her winter coat and had another blanket with her.
“There’d be no shame in coming inside, Dandy.”
Dandelion gave no answer at first. She took another swallow of soup and closed her eyes from the goodness of the taste and th...e warmth it spread before saying, “I know. It’s not about shame. I don’t know if I can explain.”
Trace sighed. “You know when we were growing up, everybody thought the thing between you and Crave was, I don’t know, a little weird.”
Dandy laughed. “Why?”
“Because you were very young to settle on a mate. But honestly, I think everybody was envious.”
“You, too?”
“Maybe me especially. You never felt alone.”
“Not until the last few years.”
“Yeah.”
“It’s cold.MoreLess
“Hmmm,” she said. “So good. Thank you.”
Trace sat down next to her on the blanket that was spread on the ground. She was wearing her winter coat and had another blanket with her.
“There’d be no shame in coming inside, Dandy.”
Dandelion gave no answer at first. She took another swallow of soup and closed her eyes from the goodness of the taste and th...e warmth it spread before saying, “I know. It’s not about shame. I don’t know if I can explain.”
Trace sighed. “You know when we were growing up, everybody thought the thing between you and Crave was, I don’t know, a little weird.”
Dandy laughed. “Why?”
“Because you were very young to settle on a mate. But honestly, I think everybody was envious.”
“You, too?”
“Maybe me especially. You never felt alone.”
“Not until the last few years.”
“Yeah.”
“It’s cold.MoreLess
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