"I love you too Crusoe." Nile slowly starts to wash the leaves and mud out of her black fur. She growls in slight pain as she draws her tongue over her left hind leg.
Crusoe~ "Well then I guess we will have to wait to think about pups if it's a sprain we don't want to add more weight on it and hurt it more." He said hoping he didn't say something stupid.
Nile stays awake a little longer, despite her fatigue, as the storm continued to rage. She fell asleep later, curled up next to the warmth of Crusoe's strong body.
The rains pouring down steadily wash away the fire up on the mountain before it reaches the Alphas sleeping below. Nile wakes up the next morning when sunlight streams through the branches of their shelter. She slowly opens her bright green eyes, but does not yet get up.