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Emotions were the strangest of things that a human being could have, Cami was sure of it. Her toes were curled with that warm, golden edge of happiness you got when something was literally so good that you almost couldn't believe it. The shade of gold was remarkably similar to Maebe's hair which is where caramel-colored fingers slid themselves to tangle lightly. Perhaps if they were tangled up in the Moon trainee, if everything was wrapped up in her, Camille would be able to defeat the heat of tears that was prickling at the corners of her eyes.

It hadn't been a war. It had worked out, would work out, and she didn't mind the bumps. The rough patches. The inevitable denials and dragging feet because at least it meant there was something she was going to have worth fighting for. Worth living for and that was more than the single other member of her family could have said.

Cami didn't even hesitate at the request because, of course, she had assumed that she'd have Maebe for the night. Even coming down to bang on her door she'd intended to bust her way in to drag the woman upstairs. Her only question in return was perhaps a stupid one. "Upstairs? Or down here?" There was no pressure, no censure, just a simple 'here or there'.

This was a Moment. Capital M because if anyone had thought that Cami had forgotten the several talks and moments she'd had where Miss Bertrand had made it clear that she thought Cami and Otto put each others' needs before anyone else's except perhaps their own (and even their own at times), they were mistaken. Her back had arced slightly so that there was more to play with, more to appreciate, more to get lost in even as fingers kept busy skimming and playing through beautiful blonde hair.

Inside the Tower of the Ancients, however, there had been a shift in the equilibrium. Cami was officially in the midst of a balancing act where the needs of one could easily outweigh the needs of another. Otto could need someone to cuddle at night, and he did, but this was more than that. This was not Maebe not wanting to be alone. This was so much more. It was a no-brainer.

"He'll be alright. I told him I was coming down before I left so he won't have to worry about me and he has a dozen or twelve pillows for company. You, on the other hand..." Her other hand was moving to slide up against lovely curves, lingering and reveling in them. Her words trailed off as Cami did nothing but smile knowingly.

If she'd known the honor she was receiving the crying would have happened. It was perhaps fortunate that, at this very moment, she did not know. "I'll gladly stay in your bed, Maebe baby."