Lilly's POV
I knocked on Humphrey's door three times and then stood there, waiting for someone to answer. It took a moment but eventually Myra answered the door. Just then like the last time I saw Shaky's car pulling away, most likely going to Stephanie's again. I really hoped that he wasn't beating himself up over what happened, and I really hoped that he took full advantage of her offer. If the two of them were not gonna move on then they should at least find comfort in each other. I knew Stephanie was willing to, but Shaky… I hoped he would be alright.
"Hey Lilly. What are you doing here so late?" Myra asked, looking confused.
"I know. It's a school night. But… Humphrey and I… something happened and I sorta wanted to talk about it" I explained. Myra looked behind her and over her shoulder before turning back to me.
"Come in sweetie," she said, stepping aside. I walked in as Myra shut the door behind me. "Is everything alright?" she asked.
"Yeah. I just needed a moment and… I more than have that now. I really just wanted to talk everything over with him and make up" I answered. Myra nodded, I could tell that she wanted to ask what happened but knew better. She was one to stay out of everyone's business unless needed.
"Well… he's up in his room. I'll be down here if you need anything" Myra said. I walked over and wrapped my arms around her, pulling her into a hug. She hugged me back as if I was her own daughter. I always felt so welcomed here.
"Thank you" I said.
"Of course… Humphrey… he didn't do anything to mistreat you did he?" Myra asked. I broke the hug and took a few steps back.
"No. Just a little incident is all. Nothing too bad" I explained. Myra nodded and then looked to the stairs for a split second and then back to me.
"I'm sure he feels bad, Lil," she said. Myra turned around and walked into the living room, leaving me by myself. I turned back to the stairs, finally making my way up them. Like last time his door was closed so once I made my way over to it I gave it three light knocks.
"Come in" I heard Humphrey say. He sounded upset. When I opened the door the lights were out and Humphrey was laying in bed on his phone. From the looks of it he was just watching videos. He stopped to turn to me and gasped as his ears perked up. "Lilly?" he said before quickly sitting up. I turned the light on as he paused his video and looked back at me. "What are you doing here?" he asked.
"I told you I only needed a moment… but I want to talk about everything" I said, closing the door behind me, turning on the light and then walking over to his bed to sit on the edge. I felt my butt and tail press up against his leg which made him shiver for a moment.
"I'm… I'm really happy to see you" he said. From the looks of it he had been crying all day, making me feel kind of bad. I felt my ears fall as I reached out under his chin.
"You okay?" I asked gently. He reached up and held my hand, nuzzling against it.
"I am now," he replied. I sighed, pulling my hand away.
"Humphrey… What's the deal with Kate? I know you loved her but… I'm just worried. Am I your second best? After last night I… I really can't help but wonder. I mean I thought about it and, do you think of her when we have sex? Or on the daily? Do you still want her?" I asked, feeling myself grow upset and a bit angry at the thought. Humphrey shook his head.
"No Lilly… I want you… today was awful… I've felt so bad… I didn't know what I would do if you decided to break things off" Humphrey explained.
"Then why did you do what you did?" I asked, now feeling heart broken. Humphrey bit his lip.
"I… I guess there's still part of me that wants her… that part of me that never died before I began talking to you. But once I did I fell for you, I loved you, I still do. But I promise, whenever we have sex… I always think about you. It was only the one time, I swear" Humphrey said. He sounded like a kid trying to explain that he didn't do what he was just caught doing.
"I know everyone is in a bad spot… but that doesn't excuse what happened… you know how I feel about Rick. do you think I would ever sleep with him though?" I asked. Humphrey stared at me for a moment before replying in almost a whisper.
"I don't know," he said.
"I trust you two together. When you were at Rick's old house helping move, I know there were times where it was just the two of you… Humphrey I'm gonna ask you something and I want you to be completely honest with me okay?" I said. Humphrey's eyes lit up with a sense of nervousness.
"Anything," he said.
"Was there… ever a time… where you and Kate… did anything else?" I asked.
"No, never" Humphrey said immediately with no crack in his voice. Right away I believed him. It wasn't like last night where he was clearly avoiding the topic, or nervous to tell me. As I thought about it though Humphrey's ears and face lowered again, catching my attention.
"What?" I asked.
"Lilly… I do have something to admit to you… but before I tell you I want you to know that I love you, and I wouldn't want any other girl in the wo-"
"Just tell me… did you… did you cheat on me?" I asked nervously.
"No. no Lilly no" Humphrey said, shooting down the thought. But then his previous attitude returned. "Nothing Like that… never anything like that… just promise you wont be mad" Humphrey said, looking up at me with sad eyes. I bit my lip before replying.
"I promise" I said, eager to know what it was. Humphrey sighed before proceeding.
"So… back when we first started talking… and I had a thing for Kate… I hung around you because you were sweet and new, and everyone welcomed you to the group. But you may have noticed that I was a little more clingy than others" Humphrey explained, making me grow confused. He had a point but I never really thought about it.
"Uh-huh and?" I said. Humphrey squeezed his eyes shut and gulped before continuing, opening his eyes and looking at me.
"I… talked to you… in hopes of getting to know your sister" he admitted, leaving me… I wasn't quite sure actually. I felt shocked yeah but… there were other emotions as well. Betrayal, anger, the sense of things making sense, but also upset. "I began to fall for you though, and soon I moved on and I only wanted you. It was something I dropped for the two of us. And then we kissed and became a thing, and I've been happy ever since" Humphrey explained, clearly panicking.
"I…" I said, beginning to tear up.
"Lilly," Humphrey said, reaching out to me. Quickly I slapped his hand away as I began to cry. No words, just sobs.
"You… you tried to use me to get to her?" I sobbed, feeling so upset and betrayed.
"Lilly… I still wanted to be your friend, but as time went on I fell for you. I dropped everything I had for Kate and gave it to you" Humphrey explained. I tried to catch my breath, panting shakily and failing.
"N-not c-c-completely though… you still l-l-love her… otherwise yo-you wouldn't have…" I got out before sobbing more, not able to form words. I crossed my arms, hugging myself as I felt a chill, turning away from Humphrey to cry.
"I didn't though… I stopped it… I could have had sex with Kate, but I didn't. And sure it might have been because of Kate's slip up, but I still could have done it. I didn't though, and you know why? Because I didn't want to betray Rick, I didn't want to betray you, I didn't want to ruin what we have. Lilly I don't know how many times I can say it but I love you" Humphrey said, proudly and confidently. I turned to him with tears in my eyes still. "I love you," he said, beginning to tear up himself.
"So what is Kate to you now?" I asked, still trying to soak up my tears. Humphrey thought for a moment before answering.
"She… she's like a sister to me… we're really close and I love her but… she's not you" Humphrey said. I guess the only reason I believed him was because Humphrey wasn't the type to bullshit, or say what he needed to to get his way. He would convince people, but never for something he didn't believe in. and I could tell that he wanted this more than anything. He wanted… me.
"Humphrey… I love you too… but how can we move on from this?" I asked. "The way you had sex with me that night… I could tell that you craved her…" I said.
"It was just an urge Lilly… believe me… I crave you more" Humphrey said, moving his hand over mine. I looked down at it and then pulled it away again.
"I don't know… I'm tired of everything being so fucked up" I sobbed.
"Yeah… we all are… please Lilly just… please forgive me… I love you" Humphrey repeated. I turned around, locking eyes with him again. I saw desperation and worry in them. Worry that he was gonna lose me. That i would walk out of his room and he would never see me again. I took a few more shaky breaths before going in. I don't know what it was. All the emotion, the damage, I don't know. But I wanted him, and I wanted this to be over. I wanted to make up. I turned around and crawled towards him, kissing him fiercely. The sounds of our tongues and saliva colliding was her as I gasped, tears still running down my face. I still felt shaky from the crying, but at least the tears had stopped. Humphrey reached around my head and back, pulling me into the kiss to deepen it, showing me the same passion as last night. Was this… for me? I broke the kiss and panted, opening my eyes to look into his again.
"I still love you Humphrey" I said, my breathing continuing at its pace. Humphrey ran his hand through my hair and then pulled my ear close to his mouth.
"Let me show you how much I love you," he said. I laughed for a moment before my face went serious again as I pulled back. I stood up, kicking off my shoes before climbing back on the bed and crawling on top of my boyfriend. Our muzzles collided again, our lips and tongues pressing on one another as we kissed. Humphrey held me and felt me up as we made out and spread his legs. Immediately I began to dry hump him and moan into the kiss. I felt his member twitch through our clothes, making me excited. Already I felt wet. Humphrey kissed back with passion, something I haven't seen in awhile. He broke it, panting heavily. "Come here" he panted. We locked lips again, making me moan and dry hump him even harder. He turned me around on the other side of the bed, getting in between my legs and taking my spot, making me moan. He moved to my neck and started suckling violently. I gripped his shoulders and enjoyed the feeling of his wet lips, leaving globs and thick lines of saliva around my neck as he sucked. He moved on and began to just lick at my neck, making me smile for a moment before moaning again.
"Humphrey… stop teasing me" I moaned. Humphrey pulled back and immediately began taking his clothes off. I did the same once he got off of me, going for my shirt and bra. Humphrey rolled over to get his pants off, allowing me to do the same as well as my now wet panties. I don't know why I was so horny all of a sudden, especially given today's earlier events. Probably because I knew that everything he said was true, and I saw how wrecked he was without me which crushed my heart, and I hoped to never see it again. Once completely nked I went under the covers, meeting Humphrey under there where he once again got between my fluffy legs, no with no barriers. I wrapped my legs around his waist and relaxed, resting my head in the pillow. Humphrey however had other plans, putting his arms under mine and lifting me up to be chest to chest with him. I yelped playfully before laughing. Humphrey looked so… hungry which made my smile fade. There was a brief pause followed by small pants. I reached to his face and caressed it with my soft hand. "Do it" I whispered.
After that Humphrey pulled me into another fierce kiss, pulling me close to where my breasts squished against his chest. He repositioned, almost sitting down opposite of me to wrap his legs around me to hump me better. The positioning was awkward at first, but once he slid into me I exhaled with closed eyes, enjoying the feeling. Again Humphrey brought his arms and hands to my back, holding me close as he buried his muzzle between my breasts. I looked up to the ceiling, opening my eyes to gasp in pleasure as he started to thrust into me. They were rough, hungry thrusts. Humphrey let out a low growl and grunt as he began as I could simply gasp with each hump. I squeezed his back, throwing my head back as Humphrey kept me close. I could feel his hot and moist breath between my boobs as he panted and grunted, planting kisses and licks from time to time, covering my chest in thick saliva. I bit my lip and moaned before he thrusted harder, making me gasp loudly again.
"Hmmm Humphrey!" I said loudly. Humphrey grunted again.
"Lil… Lilly" he moaned muffled. He began to pick up his pace again, making me yell loudly. Without a doubt Mrya would hear us. But I think she would be happy to hear that we were making up. I continued to grip at his soft back, squeezing it with each thrust. We had only been going for about five minutes but already I was out of breath, panting loudly and gasping, yelling out and calling Humphrey's name. Humphrey would reply back, saying Lilly before going back to low seductive growls. This felt hot, animalistic, and sexy. Like I was being bred in the wild like the ancient times or something. I felt Humphrey's thrusts shift, he was going deeper and slower as his cock throbbed, leaking pre cum. He was close.
"Do… it…" I whispered. Humphrey growled again before humping me quickly, creating wet slaps and making me yell loudly before gritting my teeth and squeezing my eyes shut. I tried to hump him back but was no match for his size difference and thrusts. All I could do was try to keep him deep within me as I hugged him. Finally though I found a way, thrusting in a way that made him penetrate my womb and making him yell out into my chest again, he was now drooling which I could feel go down my chest and on my upper stomach. It felt nice. Once he yelled however I did the same, feeling him release into me with the same energy as last night. Each long and thick rope of semen stretching my womb, creating that sweet squishing sound accompanied by the usual moans. Humped him lightly but deeply, trying to milk him dry, nuzzling him as the two of us climaxed, creating a hot and sticky mess between our legs and dripping onto the sheets. I felt myself squirt four times, pushing Humphrey's cum back as his dick throbbed inside me, releasing even more of the hot streams. He kept his face buried as he continued to squeeze my back, growling and Humping up into me even more. Really the two of us were continuing to hump until our ogasims passed and we were satisfied, feeling the tingles in our genitals fade away as the cum stopped shooting and spraying. Finally I felt Humphrey's grip loosen as he finally pulled away from my chest, saliva still connecting his mouth and my fur. He looked up at me panting with a smile.
"That was…"
"Yeah… it was" I panted back after he failed to finish his sentence. I leaned down to lock lips with him again, holding his face now as he gripped my back again. He tongue licking around mine and flooding my mouth with his spit. It was always a pleasant taste and feel. We broke the kiss with a light smack, panting some more before I shifted my legs, placing my knees on the bed to finally pull out of him. The pop filled the room as semen poured out of me, drenching the sheets even more as well as Humphrey's thighs. The two of us laughed and then laid down in the bed, throwing the covers over us. I reached over to turn out the light and then snuggled into my lover, sighing with relief. A smile on my face. "We should do stuff like that more often," I said.
"Yeah… you bet… the handcuffs too" Humphrey replied, making me laugh. I forgot about the handcuffs.
"You have your alarm set right?" I asked, remembering that we had school.
"Yeah… yeah it's set… listen Lilly…" Humphrey said, grabbing my attention. I looked in his eyes, barely able to see them due to the dark room. But thanks to the moonlight peeking in I could see what I needed.
"Yeah?" I replied.
"I… I love you" Humphrey said. I reached over, brushing his cheek again before giving his lips another sweet kiss.
"I know… and I love you too" I said. I now felt as though everything that happened before was in the past, and nothing was meant by it. At the end of the day it was what I originally thought. We just needed to recover from everything. Tomorrow I would reach out to Kate, given that I don't think she would show up for school, which worried me. In less than a month she was supposed to graduate but she had missed so much school… I guess Rick and her would be in the same boat, and knowing the two of them they wouldn't want it any other way.
"So… where did you go earlier?" Humphrey asked, nuzzling me again. I nuzzled back, into his neck, feeling myself relax as his semen started to work it's magic, making me sleepy.
"Shaky… we hung out a bit… I'll tell you about it… tomorrow" I said, starting to feel myself drift off. Humphrey chuckled.
"Sleepy?" he asked.
"M-hm" I nodded weakly. Humphrey sighed happily, giving my head a smooch before snuggling me once more and falling asleep with me.
Kate's POV
"The good news is that he has a lot of brain activity. We can expect to see him up anywhere between tonight or a few weeks. Don't get your hopes up though, we still don't know if there's permanent damage. We won't know until he wakes up" Dr Stevens explained as he stood next to me, flipping through everything on his clipboard.
"So what about his wounds and all that?" I asked, even though I knew the answer. I just needed my mind at ease.
"All healed. He spent so long here with the medicine that he shouldn't feel different when he wakes up. I'll admit the fact that he's recovering at all, let alone at such a pace is remarkable. You're his partner are you not?" Stevens asked. I nodded.
"Yeah… we're partners" I said, holding Rick's hand as I did all the time.
"Well, he must be hanging on for ya. Girls would kill to have a guy like him. He's a keeper" Stevens replied with a smile, placing the clipboard on the counter.
"I know… I know he is," I said, looking at Rick. I never thought that I would be hopeful again. After I thought he was dead I was sure that my life would end. I was lucky though. And I couldn't be more grateful.
"We can give your parents a call. Let them know everything unless you want to tell them" Stevens offered, leaning against the counter with his arms crossed.
"I think… I'll tell them… I'm sorry I just… I'm so glad that he's recovering" I said, my tail wagging. Stevens chuckled.
"Well I'll leave you alone. You know where to find me" he said as he walked out, shutting the curtain behind him. He was right, I did know where to find him. I had spent so much time here that me and the whole staff were on a first name basis. Holy shit. I closed my eyes and sighed, trying to calm myself down.
"Don't get your hopes up Kate, just don't…" I muttered to myself. I opened my eyes again to look at Rick. he looked so at peace, the way his head was tilted, looking adorable with his eyes shut. I stood up, leaning over the railing to give his head a soft kiss. My lips pecked him as my cold nose touched his fur. I exhaled shakily, moving to his ear. "Please… come back to me" I whispered in it before giving it a small nibble and taking my seat again.
Lilly's POV
I awoke cuddled with my lover in his bed, covered in dried slobber, sweat, cum, and semen. The sheets stuck to our body as a small layer of sweat still covered us from being covered up and snuggling all night. Normally this would be a blissful way to wake up. Except I didn't even wake up on my own. No, I was yanked from bliss as Humphrey's alarm went off, making me groan and nuzzle into his chest as if it was gonna get the alarm to stop. Obviously it didn't and as it kept going I groaned.
"Humphrey" I whined. Humphrey groaned back and reached behind him, breaking our embrace to hit snooze. He then turned back to me again, cuddling and nuzzling into me. I sighed happily, forgetting the fact that I only had ten minutes until the alarm rang again. When it did I felt angry, wanting to beat the ever living shit out of his phone for disrupting me. I had fallen asleep so quickly, but of course it wasn't allowed. Humphrey groaned, tapping on his phone again to get it to stop. I groaned as I nuzzled into him. "What time is it?" I asked tiredly.
"Six" Humphrey answered, sounding miserable. I groaned again,
"Why so early?" I asked, even though it was when I normally woke up.
"I changed it earlier… I knew we would have to shower and all that after last night" Humphrey explained. I smiled as my eyes stayed shut. Humphrey chuckled and gave my nose a kiss. This made me open my eyes and look into his. It was now my turn to give his cold nose a small peck. Humphrey chuckled again, pulling me into a kiss and licking up my tongue. Instantly I relaxed and licked him back, even though the morning breath between the two of us wasn't the sexiest thing in the world. Still though it was nice to have a morning kiss. Even nicer was when Humphrey rolled on top of me as we continued, shifting his legs between mine. I moaned into the kiss as I felt his shaft on me. It wasn't long before he gave me a loving thrust and was inside. I gasped, breaking the kiss as Humphrey worked on my neck, licking it and coating it in even more of his warm spit.
As he put his morning wood to use I gripped him with both my arms and legs, relaxing my head into the pillow as I breathed blissfully. Humphrey humped me lovingly for around forty seconds, making me feel love as my walls squeezed his dick. The whole time his hands were on my head and face as he caressed me lovingly, the sounds of bed creaks and moans filling the room. I opened my mouth to gasp as I felt a familiar tingle, and it wasn't long until Humphrey grunted, releasing four long ropes deep into me, triggering my own release and squirting on him. I gripped his back like last night until his thrusts calmed, and his body relaxed, feeling less tense as his seed shot into me. He moaned, shivering from pleasure as he went in for another kiss, moving from my neck to my lips. I felt his semen coat my insides, and put me in a relaxing state as always. Humphrey's tongue doing a similar job as he kissed me clumsily. When we broke it we were left panting and rubbing on each other.
"Hmmm why inside? You're gonna put me to sleep" I moaned, continuing to keep Humphrey close. Again he chuckled.
"Well you rest up pretty. I'm gonna shower and then I'll be back to wake ya. Okay?" Humphrey said. I exhaled, feeling myself relax as I kept my eyes shut. I felt his lips collide with mine one more time before I felt him pull out of me, leaving my pussy to grip at him as if it didn't want him to leave. But at least it had his seed to work with. That was the last thing I felt before I was asleep once more, being woken up again about twenty minutes later with a hand and slight shake on my shoulder. "Lilly, come on, wake up. You gotta get ready" Humphrey said calmly.
"Hmm, five more minutes" I whined.
"Lilly, we gotta be at school in thirty minutes. Come on" Humphrey laughed lightly. I groaned, opening my eyes and sitting up. I could still feel his seed in me as I did. "Come on, I warmed up the shower for you. It will wake ya up" Humphrey said. I noticed he was already dressed, making me feel rushed. Still though I climbed out of bed, wiping my vagina for any leaking sperm with his blanket so that I didn't leak on the floor, and then went to the bathroom. I peed, brushed my teeth, and showerd. I stood in there scrubbing my fur on my chest and vagina, making sure that no one could smell the sex from earlier. Once that was said and done I dried myself off as best as I could before leaving the bathroom.
Walking over to Humphrey's room I saw that he wasn't in there. The bed was left a mess, wreaking of sex and covered in stains of different body fluids to the point where half of it looked damp. I smiled at the sight and got dressed. Throwing on black jeans and a purple T-shirt, along with a watch that I kept in one of Humphrey's drawers. After choosing some shoes and a belt, I sprayed some air freshener around the room and closed the door, walking down the stairs and meeting Humphrey in the kitchen. When I got there he handed me a pop tart and then walked over to the front door. I followed him out the door and waited for him to lock up. After that we both walked over to his car, hopped inside and drove off.
"Sorry, I wasn't sure if you wanted to stop somewhere or if you were even hungry" Humphrey said as he drove. I shrugged.
"A pop tart never hurt anybody" I said, taking a bite. Thankfully he was smart enough to toast it. '
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"Yep" Humphrey replied, taking a bite out of his own. He was wearing dark blue jeans and a black jacket, from the angle I was watching him though I couldn't quite make out the shirt. "So what did you and Shaky do yesterday?" he asked. That's right, I was supposed to tell him.
"Well. We got some food and I mostly just talked to him about everything. After that we just sort of… hung out" I said. There wasn't much to say other than the whole thing with Stephanie. I wanted to tell him but just didn't want to without Shaky's approval.
"Sounds chill… oh Lilly, I'm so happy you came back. I would've been lost without you" Humphrey replied, keeping his eye on the road.
"Yeah… after everything we've done together… I don't think I would be able to move on. Maybe that's how Kate's feeling" I said, feeling bad.
"Yeah… but at least Rick is alive. Shaky… I just hope he finds someone. It would suck for him to move on but… he needs to be happy, we all want to see him happy with a partner. No matter what though I don't think he'll ever move on from Angel" Humphrey explained. There was that feeling again. The feeling of nothing being the same, like there was just an empty void without Angel. It felt like that everytime she was brought up. Why couldn't things have been different?
"Well… she was the first one to love him for him. She never wanted anything over the top or looked down on him. She accepted him, and she loved him" I explained, again wanting to tell him about what happened between Shaky and Stephanie.
"I know… hell I don't even think I can move on from her. Rick and Shaky though… it must really hurt. It bothers me I guess, even after all this time" Humphrey explained. I sighed, not really wanting to respond. I knew where he was coming from.
"Yeah… she was my best friend… knowing her since we were pups, she was the only one that talked to me when my family first moved here. Since then we have only grown closer and… I just wish she would come back" I said.
"We all do Lilly, we all do," Humphrey said. The rest of the ride was silent. The two of us only talked once we pulled into the school and next to Shaky's car. I wonder how things went last night. We pulled in and I looked over, seeing Shaky on his phone as he sat in the driver seat with his window rolled down. I opened the door and stepped out, shutting it behind me and leaning into his car.
"Hey Lilly" he greeted.
"Hey. How did everything go last night?" I asked. Not picking up on any sexual scents. Shaky slid his phone in his pocket and shrugged with a smile.
"Sex. that was all'' he answered. I smiled back at him.
"Good, I'm glad you're doing this," I said. I heard Humphrey shut his door as he began walking over. "I uh… I didn't tell Humphrey, wasn't sure if you wanted it out there" I explained. Shaky shrugged again.
"I'll tell him at lunch. How did everything go last night?' he asked.
"We made up. You know" I answered. Shaky laughed.
"Glad to hear," he said. I stopped leaning in to back up to let Shaky roll his window up. By then Humphrey was standing next to me and Shaky was coming out of his car. As always it felt weird to have only half of us here. But somehow I felt as though it would have been worse if it was us five. The most lovable of the group gone, never to come back. Shaky shut the car door and scratched, turning to Humphrey once he was done. "So what's up guy?" he asked.
"Not much dude, I feel like you know already" Humphrey replied, scratching the back of his head. Shaky laughed.
"Hey, I got something to tell you at lunch later," Shaky said, making me smile. I know it was hard for him to move on, and while Shaky said that he never would, it was nice to at least see him do something for himself. The bell rang and we went inside, going through classes until lunch. I had seen Shaky in science as always, but because of finals coming up there were no longer group projects so we kept to ourselves. Finally when lunch came around I was starved. However I didn't get my food just yet. I saw Shaky putting his stuff over at our table so I went over to him and tapped on his shoulder.
"Hey, I'm gonna go talk to Kate and then I'll be right over okay?" I said.
"Yeah, sounds good" Shaky replied, just then he saw Salty walk in and instantly his face lit up. I smiled at the sight and then turned around to walk outside. People were taking their seats, talking and all that other stuff. However I was only out here for one reason. I walked as far as I could from the other people and pulled out my phone, dialing Kate's number and putting the phone to my ear. The warm spring weather felt so good, blowing against me and making me smell that familiar dew which was still on the ground. It took a couple of rings until Kate finally answered.
"Hello?" she said. My tail wagged a bit. It was so good to hear Kate's voice.
"Hey Kate. It's Lilly" I said. After yesterday I still felt bad, especially after all the things I said, even if she didn't hear any of it.
"Hey. Are you okay?" Kate asked.
"Yeah… I was just calling to see how you were, maybe even apologize" I said with a small laugh in my voice. Kate laughed briefly as well. "Are you home?" I asked.
"No… after Humphrey's yesterday I went right to the hospital. Why did you spend the night there?" Kate asked.
"We made up, but I did leave for a while… I'm sorry Kate… for how I acted" I said. I knew I wasn't too bad, but it's just what I said behind her back that was getting to me.
"No, I'm sorry Lilly. It wasn't my intention to take Humphrey from you, and I guess we still have feelings for each other but… we have partners… and we love them… that was… it was just a-"
"I know… I know Kate I know… listen… I'm not mad… and I forgive you… I trust you… after all this losing family I just… I don't want to lose anyone else" I said. Kate was silent for a moment but eventually she spoke again.
"Me either… I love you Lilly… you'll always be my baby sister" Kate said, again making me laugh.
"You're only one year older than me," I laughed. Kate laughed again.
"I don't care," she said, making me smile. Her old charm was poking through the cracks.
"Things will get better… they might not be the same but they'll get better" I said.
"I know… hey Lilly… guess who's making progress?" Kate asked, making my heart light up.
"Rick?" I asked excitedly as my tail wagged.
"Yeah… he held my hand last night… the doctors say he should be waking up real soon" Kate said, I could tell she was crying, but this time with happy tears.
"Rick… do you mind if we come over after school?" I asked.
"Please… I would love to see you guys. I already miss you" Kate replied. I smiled and laughed.
"We'll be over… I promise" I smiled.
"Okay… I love you Lilly" Kate said. I smiled warmly as I felt warmth in my chest from her words.
"I love you too Kate" I replied. There was a moment of silence before the call cut out, making my slideit back in my pocket. Rick was gonna come back to us. Thank God. I stood up, brushing myself off and turning back to the school. I made my ebay back, my tail wagging as I couldn't wait to tell the others the news.