# Flora: Epilogue

Author: HeatherOBunn
Tags: Buck, College, Fox, Novel, Rabbit, Romance, Summer, Vixen, break, bus, nap, visit

#17 of Flora: A Tale from Vulpineva

Pete visits Flora over the summer.

 **Epilogue**  
Flora drove the minivan across Willowdale to where the bus from Rowansburg stopped,  
parking in the commuter lot. Her phone said the bus was running ten minutes late, but she  
wanted to be there when Pete arrived. She turned off the car and stepped out into the hot July  
sun, anxiously staring down the street to catch a sign of the bus. She moved off of the hot  
blacktop and stood beneath an elm planted on the side of the road. At last, she spotted the bus.  
She raced across the crosswalk at the four-way stop and waited at the corner, antsy with  
anticipation. The dark blue bus pulled up, and passengers began to file off. Finally, the black  
and white rabbit lifted his black suitcase down onto the sidewalk.  
"Pete!" Flora called excitedly.  
His head jerked toward her, and she waved. Dragging the rolling suitcase, he hurried  
down the sidewalk, and then he was in her arms. Flora squeezed him tightly to her chest as  
Pete's slender arms wrapped around her middle.  
"I missed you," she murmured.  
"I missed you too," Pete mumbled into her fur.  
"I can't believe school only let out a month ago!" Flora exclaimed.  
The month since the end of their first year had seemed interminable. Flora didn't think  
she could have made it through the remainder of the summer without seeing her sweet bun.  
Fortunately, Pete had felt the same and had taken the train from Maplesburg to Rowansburg  
then caught the bus to Willowdale. He'd started his journey last night, but finally, he was here.  
"How did you sleep on the train?" Flora asked.  
"I didn't," Pete admitted. "Or the bus. I'm exhausted."  
"I'll take you home, and you can get some rest," Flora murmured affectionately. "Thank  
you for coming, Pete."  
"I needed to see you," he replied devotedly.  
Flora led him across the street, put his bag in the back, and drove them home. After  
retrieving his bag, she led him inside and up the stairs to her room, where she gently set the  
suitcase on the soft mauve carpet before turning to the rabbit.  
"Close and lock the door, would you, Pete?" she requested.  
Pete complied then turned back toward her shyly.  
"Mom is at work, but Dad is downstairs in his studio," she told him. "Mom wants you to  
sleep in the other room, but if you want to take a nap now, you can use my bed."  
Pete glanced toward the neatly made double with its pale green sheets and lime green  
blanket. "Would you hold me if I do?" he asked shyly.  
Flora grinned delightedly, "I'd love to!"  
"We can do something else if you want," Pete offered embarrassedly.  
"There's nothing I want to do more than hold my brave, sweet bun." Flora unzipped her  
light blue skirt and let it drop around her ankles.  
Pete slowly unbuttoned his light blue vest and dropped it onto the mauve carpet as well.  
Stepping across the room, Flora pulled Pete close with her left hand on his back and gazed  
down at him amorously. Her left hand stroked his soft fur while she raised her right to caress his  
cheek.  
"We'll have lots of time together, Pete," she breathed. "But first, you need to get some  
rest." Taking his hand, she led him across the room to her bed and climbed on top. Reclining on  
her side, she patted the space in front of her, "Come on."  
Pete scrambled up onto the bed and lay beside her scooting close until his nose was  
pressed into her fluffy, white chest fur. Flora wrapped her right arm over him, and propping her  
head on her left, she gazed down at her beloved bunny. She stroked his head.  
"Go to sleep. I'll be here when you wake up, Pete," she murmured.  
Pete closed his eyes, and soon, he was sleeping peacefully. Flora watched him as he  
slept, filled with love for her precious bun and looking forward to the coming weeks they'd spend  
together without school or anything else to distract them. While she anticipated the fun they'd  
have, in this moment, she was utterly content. They were together; all was as it should be.  
THE END

Source: https://sofurry.com/s/rm8PPVqm
Part of the series Flora: A Tale from Vulpineva
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