*Babe*
Crisp clean smell. Energy.
Calm.
Assertive.
Confidence. Sureness. Strength.
Gentleness.
Shadow purred in his lap.
Mordor liked this tall dark man. Very, very much.
They sensed the difference.
The subtle changes.
The mysterious chemistry.
Mordor closed his eyes and took another sniff.
Shadow twitched his tail.
Stephanie wolfed down Ranger's chocolate cake.
The sun. The moon. The stars. The ocean. The seasons. The earth. The wind.
Ah, a baby.