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He was confused when Lexi rose and then more terrified than anything else when she captured his chin in her hand. For a good moment he thought she might try kissing him again, and his hand rose to stop her, freezing as he was instead enveloped in a hug. A hug he hadn't realized he needed and he hadn't expected at all. With some confusion and a great effort to suppress his emotions, he altered his hand to give her a one-armed hug in return, rubbing her back gently. "It's...fine. It...was a valid topic for discussion." Why was she apologizing again?
Lexi shook her head and sighed. Boys. Always trying to keep all that emotion inside. "
Sabel, you can talk to me about anything. Don't hold it all inside. You will explode eventually, you know. Trust me," she said quietly as she shifted sligthly. She still had her arms around him lazily and she moved her head to lay on his shoulder.
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I am so selfish sometimes. Sabel... how have you been dealing with things?" she asked in a concernced tone. She assumed that his mother had indeed passed gauging by his reaction. She knew she had been very ill last term... but like the selfish brat that she was, she focused on her own insignificant drama.