Chapter 7-My Eevee Lover
Chapter 7
Eve sat in the middle of my tent silently. Her bright, jade green eyes never moved from between my legs as I stood there near the tent entrance. I was surprised I hadn't lost my hard-on after that long moment of awkwardness, and it still had her attention. I watched as she finally made a move, her ears twitching as she dropped onto all fours and slowly began crawling towards me. She stopped when she was right under me. I stared at her in surprise as she brought her head closer to my crotch until the end of her muzzle was pressed to the bulge in my jeans. My entire body went rigid when I felt her tongue run slowly across the fabric of my pants. Eve wagged her tail while she continued to lap between my legs and slowly brought her paws up along my legs. She pulled her head away slightly and started unfastening my jeans, her tail moving faster behind her as she tugged them down a little and burried her head against my crotch.
I was in complete shock while she did this. A small part of me felt a little proud that she had remembered what I taught her about wearing pants, but this wasn't what I had in mind. When my first impulse to back away came, my feet wouldn't move and I ended up falling flat on my butt. Eve let out a small, startled yelp as she went with me, but it didn't stop her in the least bit. She used her muzzle to nudge the fabric of my boxers around until I could feel her warm breath against my hard shaft. Whatever protests I had in my mind quickly left when she slid her tongue across the stiff ten inches of my cock. I couldn't believe this was happening. Sure, I'd thought of it just about every night we'd been together, but how couldn't I? She slept on me naked, for crying out loud! As much as I thought about it, I never believed I'd actually find myself in this situation. Ever. This was nothing like I expected either. Her tongue against my cock felt more wonderful than I could possibly imagine. The moment she raised herself up a little and took me into her muzzle, I thought I was going to lose it.
Eve let out a soft murr that caused her mouth to vibrate around my length. She looked like she was enjoying this as much as I was. Her head raised and lowered slowly over my crotch as she took my shaft in and out of her muzzle time and time again. Her tongue carressing me from all sides managed to bring a moan of pleasure from me, and seemed to only encourage her. Her care on my throbbing member gradually started to become more intense until I couldn't think of anything else but letting her suck me off.
My body gave an involuntary thrust against Eve's gulping muzzle, and that was when she backed off. I thought maybe I had done something to startle her, but then she moved in again and started lapping at the tip of my length, cleaning off the steady stream of pre that was appearing there. The feeling of her wet tongue and small sucks she gave my head soon became too overwhelming and I found myself completely lost in her touch. The next thing I knew, she had her furred arms around my waist and was keeping herself close, letting out an excited, "Vee!" as my cum splashed all over her muzzle. I moaned out loudly in intense pleasure while she kept running her tongue across me, stroking my convulsing shaft in a steady rhythm. Eve eagerly swallowed whatever she could, murring loudly against my length and wagging her tail as her face was covered in my seed.
After a few seconds that seemed to go on for an eternity, my climax slowly began to fade. Eve slowly brought her arms from around me, but kept her head between my legs. She started suckling and licking me until I was hard in her muzzle again, which didn't take long at all. She then sat up in front of me and started licking her face clean, using her paws to gather whatever bit of my seed she couldn't reach with her tongue. I sat there and watched her in constant arousal, still unable to believe I was having my first time with her.
Once she had cleaned herself off, Eve licked her lips and dropped back down onto all fours. I blinked as she turned around slowly and brushed her tail off to one side, giving me a perfect view of her furred rump and a bit of an idea of what she wanted. As many times as she'd been naked around me, I always tried to keep my eyes from wandering that far down. Now here I was, sitting there staring directly at the invitation the Eevee-girl had given me. Her glistening sex was held up in the open between widely-spread legs. The fur around it was matted with her juices, showing just how aroused she'd been as well. The sight of it started to become unbearable, and I couldn't keep still for long. Eve murred quietly and looked over her shoulder at me when I got onto my knees behind her, licking my remaining cum off her lips.
I felt her tremble lightly as I ran my fingers across her moist slit, then try to inch her rear closer to them. I couldn't help but let out a small laugh when she whimpered after I pulled away in response. Even when she was feeling horny like this, she was still cute. I looked down curiously at the small mess on my fingers for a moment before bringing them to my lips, tasting her hot sex on them. Her juices tasted sweet and tangy on my tongue, leaving me with the urge to have more. I placed my hands hesitantly over Eve's furred rear, wondering how she'd react if I tried this. I felt her shudder again out of anticipation. Her paws gripped and kneaded lightly at the bottom of the tent while she waited for me to move closer, watching over her shoulder as I slowly lowered my head between her legs.
Eve let out a small gasp at the first touch of my tongue against her entrance. Aside from the taste of her fluids, there was also a faint, alluring scent starting to come from her that seemed to pull me even closer to her. The Pokemorph girl groaned softly as I ran my tongue further across her dripping pussy and arched her back, making it easier for me to reach her. Eve's tail slowly began to curl around my neck with every lick I gave her. I gulped down whatever dripped from her hot cunny, but still I wanted more. I wanted a whole lot more. She moaned loudly when I moved up against her until my lips were pressed to her crotch. I gently stroked her soft fur as I ran my hand down her leg and up to her hip, causing her to murr loudly. The more I lapped at her sweet-tasting lips, the more her juices flowed from her. After a while, I could feel Eve's body starting to shift. Her hips slowly began to rock in rhythm with my tongue-slowly at first, but then more insistently until she abruptly jerked away from my face.
Thinking I had done something wrong, I sat up a little and looked down at her, unable to resist licking her taste from around my mouth. I didn't understand though; the expression she had on her face when she looked over her shoulder at me again didn't look like one of discomfort. Even when she was trying to smile when she was happy, I'd never seen her look this ecstatic. She watched me through shining jade eyes, her tongue hanging slightly from her panting muzzle. I watched as she backed towards me a bit, her tail swishing about and tickling my chin teasingly. I noted that it was also fanning that arousing scent of hers about my tent until I felt like I was at the point of pouncing on her. From the way she was now rubbing herself up against my stiff member, I figured that was what she was hinting at.
The Eevee-girl murred in excitement as she kept grinding herself over my shaft eagerly. As if the show she put on didn't have me hot under the collar enough...actually, that might've been because I still had my shirt on. The tent was starting to heat up and I was getting kind of sweaty. I could feel Eve's eyes on me as I quickly slipped off the sweaty clothing, now on my knees behind her with just my jeans and boxers caught around my ankles. And those were easily kicked off as well. I don't recall ever revealing myself to her like this, but she seemed to enjoy it. Her fur brushed across my bare skin while she continued to rub herself against me, starting to move in a more sensual, seductive rhythm that I found myself helpless to resist. I couldn't possibly imagine how bad I wanted her right now...
Wasting no more time, I moved about behind her until my head finally pressed into her welcoming pussy. As inexperienced as I was with sex, my body seemed to know exactly what to do at this point. Eve's murrs abruptly gave way to a small whimper as I began to press further into her, which made me realize just how large I actually was compared to her. I never made love to anybody before-much less a Pokemorph-but her sex felt really tight around just the tip of my cock. Unusually tight. I wasn't sure about anatomy on Pokemon or Eve's more humanoid form, but it made me wonder if this was really something we should have been doing. I was starting to have second thoughts about this, but then the sudden jerk of Eve's hips as she lowered herself on me threw all my doubts out the window. She continued to whimper quietly as she kept bucking weakly against my shaft, trying her hardest to push me in further.
My own urges returned tenfold as her tail waved that lusty smell of hers around again. Moving further over her, I hilted myself in her, moaning loudly when I felt my head bury itself deep into the backwall of her heated canal. Neither of us moved for a while, trying to get used to this new overwhelming sensation. I could feel Eve's inner walls gripping and kneading roughly at my entire length, trying to pull me even deeper into her still. She was so tight and warm around my cock...I couldn't believe how amazing this felt.
The Eevee-girl was panting heavily now, her head tilting back to let out a loud moan of pleasure. It wasn't long before her furred rump was grinding against me again, her sweet smelling juices coating my crotch as well as her own. I couldn't take any more. The feeling of her hips gyrating around my shaft was too much. Without thinking, I drew back and rammed myself forward once more, causing Eve to howl out in surprise. I felt her muscles tighten harder around me while I began pumping my throbbing cock into her fast and hard, unable to control myself. Her juices flowed from her more freely to where the sound of our bodies slapping together was clearly audible. Eve continued to buck and grind herself against me roughly- panting, murring and yipping like a wild animal while I humped her like one.
Even in a situation like this, she had still found a way to remain the cute little Eevee-girl I found myself falling in love with. It was still hard for me to believe this was happening, but it was. We were both on all fours in my tent having sex like...like a couple of Pokemon! I was expecting to feel some kind or remorse for this, some kind of regret; but nothing came. Somehow, being here with her like this seemed completely right to me, and from that blissful look on her face, I don't think Eve had any complaints either. This was something we both wanted and it seemed perfect.
I continued to ride Eve hard until her pussy suddenly clasped firmly around my cock, practicly locking me deep inside her with one more thrust. Her entire body tensed as she let out a deafening howl that could probably be heard for quite some distance. I could feel her shaking violently underneath me; her hot juices flowed all over my shaft, leaking out of her onto my crotch, and dripping into the fabric of my jeans. Her muscles pulsed and shuddered along my length while her orgasm raged on, quickly driving me close to the edge myself. When her arms gave out, Eve pitched her trembling upper body forward and rested along the matting in the tent, unintentionally driving her furred rump into me. That small touch of her body shifting along my shaft was all it took.
I lost myself right then and there. My arms quickly wrapped around her waist and pulled her back firmly against me as I began running on my own instincts. Eve let out a weaker, but still lustful howl when my shaft twitched uncontrolably inside her pulsating cunt, panting heavily as a second load of my cum burst into her. I leaned further over the Eevee-girl, moaning into the fur at the crook of her neck while I filled her with my seed. That heady scent was thick on her now, trapped within the sweat that was matting her fur. Each breath I took was full of it and making me crazy, driving my short, sharp thrusts on until my climax finally faded.
Eve and I remained like that for I don't know how long, her resting underneath me while I held her tight in my arms like she did me inside her. When both of us were able to move again, she wriggled out of my hold. I managed to pull my softened shaft out of her and started to move; but wound up on my side when the lovely Pokemorph turned and pounced. I laughed as I wrapped my arms around her once again and held her close, tilting my head slightly as she placed several affectionate licks from my neck to my cheek. I tried returning the favor by kissing at her neck, adding a playful nibble here and there. From the squeal and the way she squirmed in my arms, she seemed to like it a lot. Our kisses and licks continued, slowly moving closer to each other's faces until our lips touched. Eve seemed a bit surprised at the kiss I gave her, but she returned it the best she could. It must have been her first time kissing like this because it was a little awkward. I wasn't complaining though. It was mine too. Doing it with another species probably had something to do with it too, but it wasn't a problem for long. Soon we were locked in a very passionate embrace. I could still feel her tongue, slipping past my lips and tugging on mine gently, coaxing me into doing the same with hers.
I had never slept with Eve without wearing anything before; but her soft-velvet fur felt great against my bare skin. She murred against my lips as I started petting the small of her back, deeply enjoying my touch. So caught up in the moment, I didn't notice that my hand had been trailing lower, but she certainly did. Shortly afterward, I could feel her hand-paws running along my arm and the back of my neck as she began her own exploration of my body. We laid there like that for a while, kissing and carressing each other. Suddenly, I felt her weight pressing against me, slowly nudging me over onto my back. Eve's furry legs slid around my hips to lock me in between them as she went with me, pinning me gently underneath her weight. I blinked when I realized the situation I was in and the way she was eyeing me. As she leaned in to give me another kiss I spotted her tail high and wagging behind her; and right then I realized she was ready to "play" again.
A part of me was in shock that she had this much energy left, but the more obvious aroused side of me hid that. I could feel the damp fur around Eve's crotch gliding across my revived shaft until the head was pressing into her heat once more. Our breaths hit each other's lips as she prepared herself for a moment before forced herself down on me until I was fully hilted inside her. Both of our moans filled the tent as our lovemaking went on for another few hours...
It seemed like forever until the both of us were finally spent. I didn't know what time it was when we finally collapsed, but it had to be near morning. But I didn't care at all. I smiled as I kissed my Eevee-lover on the forehead while she slept in my arms, using her own fur to blanket me while we layed there together; even her bushy tail was curled over the both of us. My tent was still filled with her sweet scent, but rather than driving me up the wall like it had been earlier, I felt overwhelmly calmed to the point where I was being lulled off to sleep. Even then though, in every conscious moment I had, I thought about tonight and where it would lead us from here. And then I wondered how Fern would react to the decision I made tomorrow...
Eve sat in the middle of my tent silently. Her bright, jade green eyes never moved from between my legs as I stood there near the tent entrance. I was surprised I hadn't lost my hard-on after that long moment of awkwardness, and it still had her attention. I watched as she finally made a move, her ears twitching as she dropped onto all fours and slowly began crawling towards me. She stopped when she was right under me. I stared at her in surprise as she brought her head closer to my crotch until the end of her muzzle was pressed to the bulge in my jeans. My entire body went rigid when I felt her tongue run slowly across the fabric of my pants. Eve wagged her tail while she continued to lap between my legs and slowly brought her paws up along my legs. She pulled her head away slightly and started unfastening my jeans, her tail moving faster behind her as she tugged them down a little and burried her head against my crotch.
I was in complete shock while she did this. A small part of me felt a little proud that she had remembered what I taught her about wearing pants, but this wasn't what I had in mind. When my first impulse to back away came, my feet wouldn't move and I ended up falling flat on my butt. Eve let out a small, startled yelp as she went with me, but it didn't stop her in the least bit. She used her muzzle to nudge the fabric of my boxers around until I could feel her warm breath against my hard shaft. Whatever protests I had in my mind quickly left when she slid her tongue across the stiff ten inches of my cock. I couldn't believe this was happening. Sure, I'd thought of it just about every night we'd been together, but how couldn't I? She slept on me naked, for crying out loud! As much as I thought about it, I never believed I'd actually find myself in this situation. Ever. This was nothing like I expected either. Her tongue against my cock felt more wonderful than I could possibly imagine. The moment she raised herself up a little and took me into her muzzle, I thought I was going to lose it.
Eve let out a soft murr that caused her mouth to vibrate around my length. She looked like she was enjoying this as much as I was. Her head raised and lowered slowly over my crotch as she took my shaft in and out of her muzzle time and time again. Her tongue carressing me from all sides managed to bring a moan of pleasure from me, and seemed to only encourage her. Her care on my throbbing member gradually started to become more intense until I couldn't think of anything else but letting her suck me off.
My body gave an involuntary thrust against Eve's gulping muzzle, and that was when she backed off. I thought maybe I had done something to startle her, but then she moved in again and started lapping at the tip of my length, cleaning off the steady stream of pre that was appearing there. The feeling of her wet tongue and small sucks she gave my head soon became too overwhelming and I found myself completely lost in her touch. The next thing I knew, she had her furred arms around my waist and was keeping herself close, letting out an excited, "Vee!" as my cum splashed all over her muzzle. I moaned out loudly in intense pleasure while she kept running her tongue across me, stroking my convulsing shaft in a steady rhythm. Eve eagerly swallowed whatever she could, murring loudly against my length and wagging her tail as her face was covered in my seed.
After a few seconds that seemed to go on for an eternity, my climax slowly began to fade. Eve slowly brought her arms from around me, but kept her head between my legs. She started suckling and licking me until I was hard in her muzzle again, which didn't take long at all. She then sat up in front of me and started licking her face clean, using her paws to gather whatever bit of my seed she couldn't reach with her tongue. I sat there and watched her in constant arousal, still unable to believe I was having my first time with her.
Once she had cleaned herself off, Eve licked her lips and dropped back down onto all fours. I blinked as she turned around slowly and brushed her tail off to one side, giving me a perfect view of her furred rump and a bit of an idea of what she wanted. As many times as she'd been naked around me, I always tried to keep my eyes from wandering that far down. Now here I was, sitting there staring directly at the invitation the Eevee-girl had given me. Her glistening sex was held up in the open between widely-spread legs. The fur around it was matted with her juices, showing just how aroused she'd been as well. The sight of it started to become unbearable, and I couldn't keep still for long. Eve murred quietly and looked over her shoulder at me when I got onto my knees behind her, licking my remaining cum off her lips.
I felt her tremble lightly as I ran my fingers across her moist slit, then try to inch her rear closer to them. I couldn't help but let out a small laugh when she whimpered after I pulled away in response. Even when she was feeling horny like this, she was still cute. I looked down curiously at the small mess on my fingers for a moment before bringing them to my lips, tasting her hot sex on them. Her juices tasted sweet and tangy on my tongue, leaving me with the urge to have more. I placed my hands hesitantly over Eve's furred rear, wondering how she'd react if I tried this. I felt her shudder again out of anticipation. Her paws gripped and kneaded lightly at the bottom of the tent while she waited for me to move closer, watching over her shoulder as I slowly lowered my head between her legs.
Eve let out a small gasp at the first touch of my tongue against her entrance. Aside from the taste of her fluids, there was also a faint, alluring scent starting to come from her that seemed to pull me even closer to her. The Pokemorph girl groaned softly as I ran my tongue further across her dripping pussy and arched her back, making it easier for me to reach her. Eve's tail slowly began to curl around my neck with every lick I gave her. I gulped down whatever dripped from her hot cunny, but still I wanted more. I wanted a whole lot more. She moaned loudly when I moved up against her until my lips were pressed to her crotch. I gently stroked her soft fur as I ran my hand down her leg and up to her hip, causing her to murr loudly. The more I lapped at her sweet-tasting lips, the more her juices flowed from her. After a while, I could feel Eve's body starting to shift. Her hips slowly began to rock in rhythm with my tongue-slowly at first, but then more insistently until she abruptly jerked away from my face.
Thinking I had done something wrong, I sat up a little and looked down at her, unable to resist licking her taste from around my mouth. I didn't understand though; the expression she had on her face when she looked over her shoulder at me again didn't look like one of discomfort. Even when she was trying to smile when she was happy, I'd never seen her look this ecstatic. She watched me through shining jade eyes, her tongue hanging slightly from her panting muzzle. I watched as she backed towards me a bit, her tail swishing about and tickling my chin teasingly. I noted that it was also fanning that arousing scent of hers about my tent until I felt like I was at the point of pouncing on her. From the way she was now rubbing herself up against my stiff member, I figured that was what she was hinting at.
The Eevee-girl murred in excitement as she kept grinding herself over my shaft eagerly. As if the show she put on didn't have me hot under the collar enough...actually, that might've been because I still had my shirt on. The tent was starting to heat up and I was getting kind of sweaty. I could feel Eve's eyes on me as I quickly slipped off the sweaty clothing, now on my knees behind her with just my jeans and boxers caught around my ankles. And those were easily kicked off as well. I don't recall ever revealing myself to her like this, but she seemed to enjoy it. Her fur brushed across my bare skin while she continued to rub herself against me, starting to move in a more sensual, seductive rhythm that I found myself helpless to resist. I couldn't possibly imagine how bad I wanted her right now...
Wasting no more time, I moved about behind her until my head finally pressed into her welcoming pussy. As inexperienced as I was with sex, my body seemed to know exactly what to do at this point. Eve's murrs abruptly gave way to a small whimper as I began to press further into her, which made me realize just how large I actually was compared to her. I never made love to anybody before-much less a Pokemorph-but her sex felt really tight around just the tip of my cock. Unusually tight. I wasn't sure about anatomy on Pokemon or Eve's more humanoid form, but it made me wonder if this was really something we should have been doing. I was starting to have second thoughts about this, but then the sudden jerk of Eve's hips as she lowered herself on me threw all my doubts out the window. She continued to whimper quietly as she kept bucking weakly against my shaft, trying her hardest to push me in further.
My own urges returned tenfold as her tail waved that lusty smell of hers around again. Moving further over her, I hilted myself in her, moaning loudly when I felt my head bury itself deep into the backwall of her heated canal. Neither of us moved for a while, trying to get used to this new overwhelming sensation. I could feel Eve's inner walls gripping and kneading roughly at my entire length, trying to pull me even deeper into her still. She was so tight and warm around my cock...I couldn't believe how amazing this felt.
The Eevee-girl was panting heavily now, her head tilting back to let out a loud moan of pleasure. It wasn't long before her furred rump was grinding against me again, her sweet smelling juices coating my crotch as well as her own. I couldn't take any more. The feeling of her hips gyrating around my shaft was too much. Without thinking, I drew back and rammed myself forward once more, causing Eve to howl out in surprise. I felt her muscles tighten harder around me while I began pumping my throbbing cock into her fast and hard, unable to control myself. Her juices flowed from her more freely to where the sound of our bodies slapping together was clearly audible. Eve continued to buck and grind herself against me roughly- panting, murring and yipping like a wild animal while I humped her like one.
Even in a situation like this, she had still found a way to remain the cute little Eevee-girl I found myself falling in love with. It was still hard for me to believe this was happening, but it was. We were both on all fours in my tent having sex like...like a couple of Pokemon! I was expecting to feel some kind or remorse for this, some kind of regret; but nothing came. Somehow, being here with her like this seemed completely right to me, and from that blissful look on her face, I don't think Eve had any complaints either. This was something we both wanted and it seemed perfect.
I continued to ride Eve hard until her pussy suddenly clasped firmly around my cock, practicly locking me deep inside her with one more thrust. Her entire body tensed as she let out a deafening howl that could probably be heard for quite some distance. I could feel her shaking violently underneath me; her hot juices flowed all over my shaft, leaking out of her onto my crotch, and dripping into the fabric of my jeans. Her muscles pulsed and shuddered along my length while her orgasm raged on, quickly driving me close to the edge myself. When her arms gave out, Eve pitched her trembling upper body forward and rested along the matting in the tent, unintentionally driving her furred rump into me. That small touch of her body shifting along my shaft was all it took.
I lost myself right then and there. My arms quickly wrapped around her waist and pulled her back firmly against me as I began running on my own instincts. Eve let out a weaker, but still lustful howl when my shaft twitched uncontrolably inside her pulsating cunt, panting heavily as a second load of my cum burst into her. I leaned further over the Eevee-girl, moaning into the fur at the crook of her neck while I filled her with my seed. That heady scent was thick on her now, trapped within the sweat that was matting her fur. Each breath I took was full of it and making me crazy, driving my short, sharp thrusts on until my climax finally faded.
Eve and I remained like that for I don't know how long, her resting underneath me while I held her tight in my arms like she did me inside her. When both of us were able to move again, she wriggled out of my hold. I managed to pull my softened shaft out of her and started to move; but wound up on my side when the lovely Pokemorph turned and pounced. I laughed as I wrapped my arms around her once again and held her close, tilting my head slightly as she placed several affectionate licks from my neck to my cheek. I tried returning the favor by kissing at her neck, adding a playful nibble here and there. From the squeal and the way she squirmed in my arms, she seemed to like it a lot. Our kisses and licks continued, slowly moving closer to each other's faces until our lips touched. Eve seemed a bit surprised at the kiss I gave her, but she returned it the best she could. It must have been her first time kissing like this because it was a little awkward. I wasn't complaining though. It was mine too. Doing it with another species probably had something to do with it too, but it wasn't a problem for long. Soon we were locked in a very passionate embrace. I could still feel her tongue, slipping past my lips and tugging on mine gently, coaxing me into doing the same with hers.
I had never slept with Eve without wearing anything before; but her soft-velvet fur felt great against my bare skin. She murred against my lips as I started petting the small of her back, deeply enjoying my touch. So caught up in the moment, I didn't notice that my hand had been trailing lower, but she certainly did. Shortly afterward, I could feel her hand-paws running along my arm and the back of my neck as she began her own exploration of my body. We laid there like that for a while, kissing and carressing each other. Suddenly, I felt her weight pressing against me, slowly nudging me over onto my back. Eve's furry legs slid around my hips to lock me in between them as she went with me, pinning me gently underneath her weight. I blinked when I realized the situation I was in and the way she was eyeing me. As she leaned in to give me another kiss I spotted her tail high and wagging behind her; and right then I realized she was ready to "play" again.
A part of me was in shock that she had this much energy left, but the more obvious aroused side of me hid that. I could feel the damp fur around Eve's crotch gliding across my revived shaft until the head was pressing into her heat once more. Our breaths hit each other's lips as she prepared herself for a moment before forced herself down on me until I was fully hilted inside her. Both of our moans filled the tent as our lovemaking went on for another few hours...
It seemed like forever until the both of us were finally spent. I didn't know what time it was when we finally collapsed, but it had to be near morning. But I didn't care at all. I smiled as I kissed my Eevee-lover on the forehead while she slept in my arms, using her own fur to blanket me while we layed there together; even her bushy tail was curled over the both of us. My tent was still filled with her sweet scent, but rather than driving me up the wall like it had been earlier, I felt overwhelmly calmed to the point where I was being lulled off to sleep. Even then though, in every conscious moment I had, I thought about tonight and where it would lead us from here. And then I wondered how Fern would react to the decision I made tomorrow...