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She really didn't want to be in this room. At the very least it had finally lost that musty smell of a room that hadn't been used in over a year. But she had no choice but to finally do what she had been hoping she would never have to do now: unpack.

Heidi had been avoiding it.

Looking around the room she couldn't even believe she had once settled in here. The walls were barren, the sheets were plain, the bed only had the one basic pillow, there was nothing personal about the room at all. Everything had been in her and Tuck's room.

Or well. Tuck's room now.

She had hoped..but...after their nap she realized now she really did need to let him have his space. It was painful. Heidi wanted to be there to protect him, to make sure he took care of himself. She didn't have to, she wanted to. Tuck was in a bad place. A place a person really shouldn't be in by themselves. A place of darkness and negativity, where they refuse to see the good and light in themselves. He needed his friends.

Heidi frowned at a lace and sheer pink garment in her hands. If such a thing could really be called a garment. It had been her favorite. His, too. He'd gotten it for her and she loved wearing it for him. She felt...pretty when she wore it. Like real girl pretty. Womanly.

She sat down at the edge of her bed and tossed it aside with a sigh, looking down at the bags at her feet. Tuck had literally packed everything that was either hers or reminded him of her...

She didn't want to do this.

Cee's presence startled Heidi and she gasped as if she'd been caught doing something bad, jumping and looking her way with widened eyes. When did she get there?! Did she knock? No. Heidi would've heard that.

Heidi combed her fingers through her hair and smiled, giving a short laugh. "This was my original room. Tuck um. Needs space right now. That's all." She stood, collecting the bit of pink fluff she had tossed to try and put it back in its box and hide it away.

Again Heidi was surprised. She hadn't expected that from Cee, really. It was enough to get her to stop what she was doing, the box still in her hands and green eyes turned up toward the older woman. Her smile faltered, just that little twitch at the corner of her mouth that threatened to turn the entire thing into a frown before she forced it to stay strong. She shook her head. "Nothing, really. He's just..tired, I guess? Um. I'm not really..the...type of person to um--well. It's like. Just." One hand came up to bury her fingers in her hair, and push it up until her palm was resting on the top of her head. "I don't know, really. I'll be fine. But thank you, Cee."

She blinked. "What're you doing here, by the way?"

She huffed out a short laugh and shook her head. "I'm really upset, I just don't like..doing it in front of people. S'just how I've always been." Heidi shrugged. "Never liked the looks I got for it. Anyway.." She dropped her hand and finally laid the box down on the nearby bedside table.

"Guess I should be glad you didn't come sooner then. I haven't used this room in like...geeze..waaaaay over a year. Would've been two in May. The musty air was awful it took freakin' days to air this stupid place out." Heidi made a silent gagging motion at the very thought of it. It had really sucked, she'd been glad Evan had taken her out the first day so she didn't have to sit in it when she had been at her most upset.

"It's just a break anyway. 'Cept I think I'll make him move in here next time because I am not moving again until I'm a Hunter." Swear to god, Tuck. Swear to god.

"He didn't necessarily do anything. It's..not really any of my business to go around sharing, he just needs space, and he's pretty determined that I can and apparently will do a lot better if I'm not..'tied down to him' during this, as he put it." Heidi gave a slight shrug and sat back down, fiddling with her fingers and looking down at her lap. "He's convinced himself this is the best way to go about it."

She turned up to Cee with another smile. "I know. Don't worry~. I've been taking care of myself a super long time, I'm a pro at it. S'all good. I just worry about him." Heidi gave Cee a gentle nudge with her elbow. "Seriously, I'll be fine. M'not gonna neglect myself, I'm not like that."

Heidi blinked. Cee didn't believe she was okay? No, really. She was fine. But wasn't she allowed to be upset? Heidi frowned and rubbed the back of her neck. "I'm not..moping..." She grumbled. Was she moping? No. Not at all. She didn't think so at least...she just..didn't want to unpack. It was a task. And she'd already done it twice.

Cee picked up the lingerie from before and Heidi's eyes widened, face flushing with embarrassment as she reached to take it back. "Haha! N-no I don't think I'll do that. I'd feel too weird."

"I am! I do..just.." She tried to take the lingerie back again. "I'm not self conscious! Just. I dunno. Wear it for myself and what? Just. Stare at myself in the mirror or something?" This was unfamiliar territory to Heidi. Sexuality wasn't something at the top of her priority list, it wasn't even something she thought about until Tuck came along. Couldn't she just keep doing what made her comfortable?

"Sides, I only wore this one for special occasions. So. Yeah." Heidi was still blushing as she gave it a light tug. Please give it baaaaack!

Finally! The lingerie was carefully tucked away into its box again. Heidi stood, walking to the closet and putting it up on the shelf up top. But she bristled slightly when called an object. Heidi made sure to collect herself before she turned around again with a shake of her head. "I'm not an object. I wasn't an object. I just liked wearing pretty things for him. Like a present to unwrap." She shrugged.

She gave Cee a slight smile when she kind of apologized. "Eh, I guess. I kind of just really would rather do anything else but this. It wouldn't be so bad if I could, like, paint the walls or something. Not sure that's a thing I can do though, is it?"

The small box Cee opened didn't contain anything special. Lots of hair clips and strips of ribbon, sparkly barrettes and multicolored bobby pins. Heidi didn't seem terribly concerned about Cee digging around in her stuff anymore. "What did you do before you came to the island, Cee?" Heidi asked while she dug out a couple t-shirts to put away into her dresser.