Alone With Dad

I woke up the next morning to the smell of eggs cooking on the stove, my tail dancing happily in the bed, my ears hearing only one set of paws in the kitchen. Curious, I rolled out of bed, slipping on low cut tank top and short. It was putting on my shorts that I noticed the inside of my thighs were soaking wet. "What?" I mumbled before it hit me. "Oh no!" Looking at the calendar next to my closet, in big bold letters "HEAT CYCLE" was written. "Fuck! Don't know what I'm gonna do about that. First thing's first, breakfast."

I stretched and yawned as I made the trip down the hallway and noticed Mara was making food wearing a of loose fitting running shorts and a sports bra. She had obviously taken a morning run, probably with Mom. Or at least had planned to, as I didn't smell sweat nor the scent of shampoo. Omelets. Bacon, egg and cheese with a side of a couple sausage links. "Hey, Mara. Where's Mom?"

"She got called into work. She's gonna be gone for a week. But, I figured it was a good opportunity to get to know you more. I know you have other siblings, but you are also the one with all the free time. And I also figured, since I am a trained medical doctor who specializes in health and nutrition, I can actually be of great help, I think," explained the maned wolf, dark gray tail swaying happily behind her. Sliding the last of the omelets onto readied plate she strolled over to the bar. "And please call me 'dad.'"

I nodded and yawned again. "Sounds like a plan." I replied and took the plates from her and turned to put them on the table, but in that moment and in my still slightly drowsy state, I tripped over my own legs and stumbled into the table that was only about 8 feet away. My fall was halted by the chairs of the table, but I did have to release the plates to save myself from injuring myself on the chairs. Both plates shattered from the drop and that just sent hot food flying everywhere.

Mara was there surprisingly fast, her experienced hands on my stomach and back to steady me. "You okay?"

I nodded, unable to really form words for whatever reason. My world was spinning for a moment as a wave of lightheadedness washed over me.