We fell asleep last night after the howl when I proposed to Lilly. I've never seen her so happy! I woke up the next morning, feeling refreshed and excited. I sat up and yawned, noticing the sun was already up. Winston was sitting out front, so I walked out and sat down next to him.
"Good Morning, sir!" I said, cheerfully. He smiled at me and said "Good morning to you too. Seems you're happy this morning!"
"I am. Do you know why?" He shook his head and I said "Lilly said YES!" His eyes went wide and he said "That's great! I knew she would. When do you guys want to have the wedding?"
"I'll let Lilly decide. I'm sure she'll want it soon." I said. He nodded and said "You're right. She will. I'm so happy for you two. I never thought my little girl would be getting married this soon! Or to someone as good as you!" He was getting choked up and there were tears in his eyes as he hugged me. I hugged him back and said "Thank you, sir! I promise to make her happy, everyday of my life."
He sniffed and said "I know you will. I will be proud to call you my son-in-law!" I smiled and said "Thank you...dad." His ears perked up when I said that and he said "You're welcome...son! Well, I'll let go be off. I'm sure you've got stuff to do, am I right?"
"Yeah, I do. I'm going to fix up my den a little more. It's still pretty barren." I said. He smiled and said "Didn't you mean to say "our" den now that you two are getting married?" I laughed and said "You're right. Our den! I love it!" He laughed and said "Well, get a move on. I'll let Lilly know where you are."
"Thanks. See you guys later. We'll come back when Lilly decided when to have the wedding." I said, walking down the slope. I walked to my, I mean OUR, den and looked at it, thinking of what to do.
"Got flowers...got trees...what else?" I thought out loud. "How about grass?" I heard a voice say. I turned around to see Kate and Humphrey behind me, coming across the bridge.
"Hey, guys. What brings you here?" I asked. "Not much...Except to congratulate you!" Kate said, smiling. "On what?" I asked, knowing what she meant.
"You and Lilly are getting married!" she said, hugging me. "Thanks, Kate! I know, I'm so excited!"
"I bet! Just imagine how Lilly feels! Where is she, by the way?" she asked, releasing me. "She was still asleep when I left after talking to your dad earlier." I said.
"Oh. What did you two talk about?" she asked. "I told him she said yes and we were talking about the wedding and my den. I told him I was coming here to fix it up a little more. He said he'd tell Lilly where I went."
"Cool. Like I said, grass." Humphrey said, smiling. "How am I supposed to get grass to grow here?" I asked. "Well, you've got flowers growing. Grass would be no problem. Just dig some up from somewhere and bury it. It'll grow." he said.
"Good idea. I'll have to go get some later. Thanks, Humphrey." I said. "No problem. Oh, we overheard you and Carlos again last night!" he said, smiling.
"Yeah, it seems like I got through to him. The girl he was with really seemed to like him. Their howl was great!" I said. "Not NEARLY as good as you two!" Kate said. "It had me almost crying, listening to it. It was absoluetly beautiful!"
"Thanks, Kate! I was crying at the end because I couldn't express how much more I loved her then I was already." I said. "It was beautiful either way. I've never heard a howl that great before!" she said.
"Thanks. Oh, forgot to ask, do you know if your pups came through yet?" I asked. She smiled widely and said "Yes! They did!" Humphrey was smiling just as much and said "I'm gonna be a dad!"
"Congratulations! I can't wait to tell Lilly!" I said, excited for them. "Oh, please don't! I want to tell her myself when I tell mom and dad later. They don't know yet." she said.
"Oh, okay. My mouth is shut." I said. "Figuratively speaking..." Humphrey said and laughed. Kate hit his shoulder and he said "What? I was just joking!" She rolled her eyes and said "I really hope Lilly comes through, too. I know she's excited about being a mother!"
"Me too!" I said. "Well, we need to go. We've got some stuff to do before we tell them later." Kate said. "Alright, see you later then." I said as they walked off. A few minutes later, Lilly came walking over. She walked across the bridge and said "Hey, babe! How's your morning?"
"Good, love. Yours?" I asked, kissing her. "Mmm...Great!" She giggled and I said "Oh, yeah? Why's that?"
"Because I'm getting married to the cutest, most loving wolf in the world!" she said, kissing me again. "When do you want to have the wedding, love?" I asked, kissing her back. "How about this afternoon?"
"Wow, so soon?" I asked. "Something wrong?" she asked, looking into my eyes. "Nope. Nothing at all. Just surprised you want to have it so soon."
"Well, I figured today would be as good as any day, so what the hell." she said, laughing. I laughed too and said "You're right. I'm good with that. Let's go tell your parents. I'm sure they'd love to know."
"Okay. Let's go. Race you there!" she said, running off. I laughed and ran right behind her all the way. When we got to the slope, she skid to a stop in front of me, making me crash into her. We rolled a few times, laughing, and we came to a stop near the base of the slope.
"You guys having fun down there?" A voice said. We looked up the slope to see Eve sitting there, smiling. We got up and walked up to her "Yeah, maybe a little. What's up, mom?"
"I heard you two running over and laughing. I figured something had you two happy. So what is it?" she asked. Lilly looked at me and smiled. "Let's go inside. We'll tell you in there." Lilly said. We all walked in where Winston, Kate and Humphrey were. "Hey, H." I said "What are you doing here?"
"Hey. Just hanging out." he said, knowing what we were doing. "Cool. So mom, you still wanna know?" Lilly asked. "YES! Tell me. What's got you two so excited?" she asked, getting antsy.
"Well...Last night after the howl...Cody proposed to me!" Lilly yelled, excited. Eve's ears perked up and she smiled and said "Are you serious?!"
"Yes mom! I am! He asked me to marry him!" Lilly said, hugging her mom. Eve hugged her back and said "That's so great! I'm so happy for you two! Winston, aren't you happy!?"
"Yes, I am, but I already knew!" he said, smiling. "How?" Lilly and Eve asked at the same time. He chuckled and said "Cody told me this morning when he got up. I was sitting outside already."
"And he told us when we went to see him earlier." Kate said, smiling. "So I was left out of all the good news!?" Eve asked, a little sad. "Well, not all of it..." Kate said, smiling widely. "What do you mean, Kate?" Eve asked. "I'M PREGNANT!" she yelled.
Eve ran over and hugged her and Humphrey and said "Oh my god! I'm so happy right now!" She started to cry a bit and Winston walked over and hugged them too and said "Eve...We're going to be grandparents!" She looked at him with tears in her eyes and nodded. "I know!"
After a few minutes, they all broke apart. Eve looked at Lilly and I and asked "Lilly, are you pregnant?"
"I don't know yet. I'm hoping I do today." she said, looking a little sad. I rubbed her back to comfort her. She looked up at me and smiled, but suddenly ran outside and threw up in a bush. Eve's ears perked up and she ran outside to Lilly. When she was done, they walked off to the side to talk.
"Any idea what that was about?" I asked. They all shrugged and Kate said "Probably got a little over excited there." I nodded and said "Yeah, my stomachs been jumping since last night." A few minutes later, they came back inside and Lilly sat next to me. "You alright?" I asked, conserned.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Mom said I might have gotten over excited about the wedding." she said, smiling. "That's what Kate was thinking. I know my stomach's been jumpy since I asked you last night." I said.
"So...when do you guys wanna have the wedding?" Winston asked. "How about around noon, dad?" Lilly asked. "Sure. I'll hold a pack meeting in a little bit and announce it." he said. "Great! Thanks, dad!" Lilly said.
"Well, if it's going be at noon, then you want to go get ready, Cody. You've only got a couple hours." Eve said. "You're right! Sorry, love, but I gotta run! I'll see you in a bit." I said as I kissed her and ran back to our den. When I got there, I jumped in the creek and started washing myself, making damn sure to get everything. About 45 minutes later, I felt I was done and jumped out and shook dry. My fur was all fluffed up, but I couldn't do anything about it.
I ran to Salty's den and he was sitting inside, talking to Janice. "Hey, Salty!" I called to him. He looked up to see me in a panic. "Be right back, love you!" he said to Janice as he got up and ran out to me. "What's up, man? Why do you look like are about to have a nervous breakdown?"
"Because I'm getting married in an hour!" I said. His eyes went wide and he said "Are you serious!?"
"Yes, I am. I need someone to brush my fur back down and quick!" I said, panicking. "All right, slow down. Janice, can you come out here, babe?" He called into his den. She walked out and asked "Is everything okay?"
"Not really. I'm getting married in an hour and I need my fur brushed real quick." I said, a little more calm.
"Sure, I got it. Congrats!" she said as she picked up a pinecone and started brushing, making sure it was all perfectly smooth. It took about 25 minutes for her to do it.
"Thank you, so much! Are you guys coming to the wedding?" I asked, hoping they'd say yes. "Of course we will! We'll follow you over." Janice said. Salty nodded and said "Get moving or you'll be late!" We took off towards the valley where everyone would be. I ran up to the rock and sat next to Humphrey. "Dude, you just BARELY made it. You look good though!"
"Thanks." I said, panting. Janice and Salty came in right behind me and sat down with everyone else. A few minutes later, the crowd parted, revealing Lilly and Winston behind them. She looked stunning, to say the least! My heart started beating faster then ever before when I saw her. She walked down the pathway next to her dad until they reached Eve and he turned and sat next to her. Lilly walked up onto the rock and sat in front of me and said "Wow...You look good!"
"Th-thanks! Y-you too!" I said, stammering. "S-so do you wanna start or should I?"
"Let's start together!" she said, smiling. We started the normal wedding ritual, starting with accepting each other's scent, then the nibble on the ear and finally we rubbed noses as the crowd erupted with cheering. Eve was crying in joy on Winston's shoulder. He had tears in his eyes as well.
After the wedding was done, we talked to all our friends, who congratulated us and wished us the best. After about 30 minutes, Lilly came over to me and said "We're married!" I kissed and said "Yes we are! I couldn't be happier!"
"I know something that would make you even happier then you are now!" she said as she brushed her tail on my chin. I smiled and said "We'll have to wait until later for that."
"I know, but there's one other thing too." she said. "What is it, love?" I asked.
"I'm pregnant!" she yelled, getting Eve and Winston's attention. They ran over along with Kate and Humphrey. "Did you just say you're pregnant?!" Kate asked. Lilly nodded and said "Yes, I did! I'm gonna be a mother, too!" Kate pulled her and I into a hug and started crying.
"Oh my god! That's great, Lilly! When did you find out!?" she asked.
"This morning when we were all in the den. When I ran out and threw up, mom came out and we went off to the side of the den. She told me I was pregnant now, but not to say anything until the wedding." Lilly said, smiling widely. She turned to me and said "You're going to be a father, Cody! Can you believe it!?"
"N-no, I can't! I'm so happy right now!" I said, locking lips with her. She laid back onto the ground, pulling me over her, never breaking the kiss for a second. Everyone's eyes went wide and Winston said "Okay! Let's give them some alone time!" and everyone walked off to leave us alone with each other.
"Lilly, I love you so much!" I said, crying a bit. She was full on crying in joy and said "Oh, Cody! I love you too! You're the father to OUR pups! Nothing could make it any better!"
We kept kissing for about 15 minutes until we noticed everyone had left. We broke apart and sat up, holding each other. "Let's go back home. To OUR den this time!" I said.
"Sounds good to me!" Lilly said. We walked back to our den and went inside and laid down, facing each other. I pulled her close to me, feeling her belly against mine. We intertwined our tails and started kissing again. I started rubbing my hand over her belly, excited to feel the pups kick the first time. I started tearing up as I thought more about being a father. I was so happy, laying her with my beautiful, pregnant wife.
"Lilly?" I asked. "Yeah?" she asked, looking me in the eyes.
"I don't know how to tell you how much I love you. Just a simple "I love you" won't work anymore. It's WAY more special then that." I said. She started tearing up and said "You just did!" I pulled her even closer and said "I fucking love you! More then words can describe!"
"And I fucking love you!" she said, laughing. I laughed too and said "I'm getting sleepy. It's been a long ass day, don't you think?"
"Oh yeah. I'm pretty tired. Let's get some sleep, babe." she said, closing her eyes. "Goodnight, love." I said, rubbing her back with my paw, making her purr. I closed my eyes and fell asleep pretty quick.