A Wolf Mom's Love

You couldn’t believe it. It was an almost surreal moment. Sitting there, you saw your wife, Ookami Mio, sitting in the hospital bed with something close to her chest. A baby. The child you and her had conceived of nine months ago, now here in the living flesh. There had been a worry amongst you both that since Mio was an older woman that there would’ve been a complication, but everything had gone smooth. The baby girl had a small pair of wolf-ear protruding from her head like her mother, though they were white instead of black.

You had met the wolf-girl at a bar where she was drinking her sorrows away. The moment you saw her, you knew she was the one for you. Of course it wasn’t that easy, but after a while, you managed to get her to open up to you. Mio had talked to you about her insecurities about her age, about there would never be a man that would take her on a date, let alone marry. You remember her starting to sob up after talking about wanting to have a child of her own, but that it would never happen because she was too old. In your drunken state, at that moment, you reached around and pulled her close and kissed her right on the lips to prove her wrong. To your surprise, she didn't push you away and actually went with it.

“Are… Are you sure you... want an old hag… like me?” you remember her saying after she pulled away from the kiss. The blush she had on her face as she looked up to you, that teary eyed face as she looked at you expectantly. Without a shadow of a doubt, you wanted her in your life. No, you NEEDED her in your life. You nodded and hugged her close, which she reciprocated. Afterwards you exchanged phone numbers, kissed once more and parted ways for the evening,

When you woke up the next morning and the memories of the night prior returned, you slapped yourself in the face and immediately pulled up your phone to apologize to the woman. You were both drunk, so there was probably no way she would’ve actually agreed to dating. Mio was way too out of your league to even think about dating her, so must have just been teasing you. But to your surprise, she had already texted you about wanting to meet up that day. Nervously you agreed to the date at the local café later that morning. You still couldn’t believe that she would’ve dated you of all people. Maybe it still was just a prank?

Like you had agreed upon, you met her at the café, the wolf-girl being easy to spot amongst all the tables of people. You timidly greeted her and sat down. Mio introduced herself and talked about how she was an idol and a streamer for a company called Hololive, and how work had made dating difficult. You knew the hardships idols could face, so you understood pretty quickly, but still wondered about why she would go out with you.

“Why…? Well, you're the first man to ever ask me out that directly. I mean, the way you just grabbed me and suddenly kissed me..” she said while blushing and holding her face. Your face flushed red as she reached out and touched your hand.

“But don't worry, as long as you're interested in me, I’ll love you as well… so let's give it our best!” she said enthusiastically. You smiled in response and nodded. And so, your love life with the woman Mio Ookami began. For three years you dated, growing closer with each date, each tender moment you had with each other. Now four years after meeting Mio, you were married and your first child was being tended for in her hand.

When you heard a sniffle come from her you instantly got up from the chair, concerned for her health as you gazed over her body. Was she not feeling well? Was there a complication from the delivery? But instead of a pained face, you saw a smile present on her lips and tears of joy were falling from her face. She looked at you, the sun shining through the window in the background making the scene take your breath away.

“I can’t believe it… even with her in my arms, I still can’t believe it. I’m so happy… happy to have a beautiful girl like her.. to have met you…”

You smiled and gave her a quick kiss on her lips. But then an important question came to your mind. What to name her? You and Mio had brainstormed names before, but wanted to wait until she had been born  to decide on a name.

“Since her hair is white… I think ‘Yuki’ sounds nice… what do you think?”

You nodded. Yuki was a beautiful name. Perfect for your beautiful daughter.