Nothing that Marissa said at this point would be likely to make Nanook think any less of her. He didn't really think that was going to happen. If nothing else, then he didn't want that to happen. He wanted to stay with her for as long as possible, and he had come to seriously care about her. That wasn't something that was going to change. For that reason, he was starting to loose his fear of getting serious. Loosing his fear of getting serious also meant that he was going to loose his fear of getting physical as well, so he realized that might have soon happened.<br/><br/>In none of this, though, was he being selfish. He actually very deeply cared about her feeling as well as his own. In fact, being a wolf he felt probably more zealously about her feelings than a human might have. For the time being he just enjoyed snuggling up to her, though, and wanted to stay there for the moment.<br/><br/>A single moment could have lasted forever as far as he was concerned. As a result, he was soon looking up again and figuring that he should kiss her and get going. "Before you know it, we'll be there!"<br/><br/>Truer words had never been spoken. It hadn't taken long for him to end up with full bags. He was packed quite quickly, and he figured that she would have been as well. Likewise, once he got them a trip on a bus it didn't take long to get there. The greenery, the fresh air, the clear water and everything else were so drastically different from Los Angeles.<br/><br/>Instantly, the collective force of everything had got up many of those wolfish instincts that he had always dealt with. Nanook instantly wanted to transform and to run about. For now, though, he realized that he had needed to show her to the cottage. Since he had already booked them the room, it didn't take long for him to get keys. With that he was comfortably leading Marissa forward. "I know you're going to like it!" Nanook exclaimed that, even though it sounded more like a question in some ways.<br/><br/>Perhaps he was concerned that he picked a place that was unsuitable. Either way, though, they were soon standing in front of a small wooden structure with flowers planted out in front of it. It was tiny, but that made it all the more right if they were going to get awfully close together in the process.