"Yes, ma'am," her husband responded with a somber smile. "I'll be right here as soon as the sun sets." After his encounter with the wolves, he was all too eager to stay in town at night. Although no one had been hurt, it was still unnerving that the wolves had been brazen enough to not only approach them but to follow them back into town as well.
Coop's arms squeezed his wife in a gentle, loving hug. They had to be thankful for the small things -- they were alive and together, and they were fine -- so far, anyway. They had no choice but to take one day at a time.
"Anything else I can do to see that pretty smile this morning?"