Confused

"Okay..." Dani nods. If Dalton still felt up to spending time with her after whatever it was had happened, then she wouldn't deny him that time. Since Carson wasn't around anymore, the evenings were quite lonely if she wasn't with Dalton.

Being drawn into his arms though, Dani stiffens for the first time. Her own tension confused her and she forces herself to wrap his arms around him anyway and rest her head on his chest like she always did. "Maybe by the time we part tonight you won't be a bear anymore."

Backing away a little, she stands on her tiptoes to give him a peck on the cheek. But looking up into his eyes after she'd come back down, she just stares into them for the longest moment as if something just wasn't right. "Um, I... I think I'm gonna go stop by and see Carson sometime later... so... what time you want me at your place?"


Justin puts his hands behind his back and cocks his head at Sapphire, sorting through all the things he saw on her face... in her eyes... and what he heard in her voice.

His own voice comes out slow and non-threatening. "How about... you let me take the responsibility for deciding if it would be wise? I wouldn't ask you to come if I thought it would do harm. You yourself are not a visual trigger, so I have strong doubts that seeing you would do anything more than help Scott see that his sister still cares."

He pauses, letting her process what he was saying. "I won't let you do it alone, ya know. I'll be there. But it's entirely up to you."