Naran shook her head and Otto turned and headed towards his truck. Dane and Steve had already left, Dane having given up on grilling Tim tonight after all. Otto was frustrated and worried, and he knew Tim was tired and sore. He felt guilty for being relieved that Naran didn’t want to continue, but she was right. They weren’t going to do anyone any good at all if they were too exhausted to function. “Come on, let’s go home.” Tim hesitated for a second then beamed at him. He obviously liked the idea of Otto’s place being home. Otto worried though he tried to keep it hidden from Tim. He knew Tim was close to his family, and Otto was likewise close to his. How were they going to make this mating work? “We’ll figure it out,” Tim murmured beside him, and Otto knew his attempted subterfuge was a bust. “Six months there, six months here, or a few months at a time. It won’t necessarily be easy, but it’ll be worth it, won’t it?” “Of course,” Otto answered without having to think about it.
