She is so beautiful, my Mari, that it makes me pause. How am I so lucky? I stare at her, overcome with emotion, and a big hand claps on my back. "It was like that for me, as well," Bek comments, and taps the underside of my jaw, where my mouth is hanging open. "I could not look at my Ell-ee without feeling overwhelmed for many, many moons after we resonated. I still feel overwhelmed, knowing she is mine." His hard face softens into a smile. "Take it for the gift that it is and be happy." "I shall," I vow, and gesture at the multitude of packs on the beach. "Here. Let me help with this."
Aww T'chai is gaping at his Mari
