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Molly settled once Dakota started to speak, and her arms went back to wrapping loosely around him. She rested her chin on top of his head, and just listened, her eyes lidding. A lot of what Dakota was saying made sense…and well…she felt like she was feeling a lot of those things! Molly was quiet as she mulled over Dakota’s words, and at his question, she was pulled out of her thoughts.

“…Um…” She fell silent again, her brows furrowing in thought, and her voice grew soft. “…I…I don’t know.” She replied honestly, and her eyes lidded further. “…I’ve never felt like that before…” She paused, trying to figure out how to convey what she wanted to Dakota. Emotions and thoughts deeper than any Molly had ever expressed to anyone before. “I think…I think I had just built myself around my sister…I always felt the need to be cheerful, and to smile, to assure her it was going to be okay, and because I’d been so focused on her…and then she…went away…I think I’m…” Molly idly drummed her fingers on Dakota’s shoulder. “I think I…De-detached…? I don’t…let any one in close…? Because of what happened. B-but please, please know I do love you, and Miss Candace, of course! But…as my…friends.”

Molly released a heavy sigh she didn’t know she had been holding, for some reason feeling better that she had been able to get these words out to someone and off her chest.

“But what you were saying…about feeling comfortable and not…worrying…well…um…outside of the normal worrying? I think you’ll always worry about those you care about…I think…I think I feel that…” With someone.

Molly drummed her fingers on Dakota’s shoulder once more, but paused again as he spoke. Caring about people…and people who cared. Such an odd thing. Molly didn’t have any of that prior to Deus, not after her parents passed away, anyways…how funny her life felt more meaningful and vibrant these past few years, than anything prior to Deus…all because of those around her.

Freckled hands tightened on the young man briefly, before his question snapped her out of her thoughts. Already her cheeks were turning red again. “N-no one’s taking me away…” She assured him, and at his question, Molly looked away and down. She was quiet for a long moment, debating if she could say anything at all. “…O-oh…nevermind!” She chickened out. “I-it’s not important!” Someone was super shy.

OH GOSH THAT FACE IT TORE HER HEART STRINGS!

But still.

Molly buried her face in her hands.

“I-I can’t! I feel really silly now, Dakota! It’s probably nothing and—“ She then proceeded to babble.