"What's there to be embarrassed about?" Kovu looked genuinely surprised. "Timon would find something wrong just with us being together for a night, no matter what it was we were doing. We could've just been hunting together for all he'd care."

He nuzzled her, and the smile was a little more genuine now. "Come on, lighten up a little." ...Big talk coming from someone who wouldn't say a word to her the night before.