"I'll help you as best I can, Elzo. And I'm here. That, at least, has already changed the future, right?" her smile was brittle. "You have one more ally to stop it." the memories of the future made her close her eyes, sucking in a shuddering breath. The only good thing that had come out of her stay during that... event. That had come from her memories... No.
Jada curled up into his arms with an insistent lack of comprehension of personal space, taking advantage of her light weight to get in good on the cuddles. "That's a very mean smile," Jada advised with wry humor, "Giovanni will, I'm sure, appreciate the fact he's now got double-trouble if he wants to take my babies." the fierce note in her voice couldn't be missed. "But don't you worry about me. You know I'm the type to poke a wounded bear." and Giovanni would be an ANGRY wounded bear.
"I- I am sorry I have to ask you for your help the way I did. If you can think of something else, or you think it will cause too many problems, we can come up with something else."
I'll keep them safe. I'll keep you safe. Elzo's lips pressed to her forehead, and Jada's eyes went damp again. Not the way he had anticipated being her family- Jada gave him a smile, and her eyes were dark and sad. Could he see her secrets, she wondered, staring out of them? The thought unnerved her, and she looked away.
"I always wanted a big brother," she declared, desperately reaching for levity. "Not that a big brother is hard when you're only 5'2, but-" She swallowed. "You were accusing me, I believe, of chef theft, and I was inviting you to make macaroni night a regular thing."
A distraction. Or a reminder of what had brought him here.
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