-Bruce-
We hadn’t meant to scare Ana. We thought she was already asleep, but then we heard her distress call and rushed to her aid, unintentionally making our presence too obvious. Finally, she made a sound we hadn’t heard before, which I regretted because it was elicited by our actions. Consequently, I was eager to comfort her, but it seemed my efforts were not welcomed, nor were our attempts at kissing her. We had moved too quickly with her, and I feared we were pushing her away. However, Ana then began inspecting us as if she had a claim over us and wanted to ensure no one else had come close to us.
This excited both Quinn and me because it indicated she was asserting ownership over us. When we offered Ana the opportunity to inspect us with her hands, her cheeks reddened even further,
