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There- with one sentence, he both assured her that she was attractive and expressed a bit if concern. Why shouldn’t that be enough? She smiled, but averted her gaze- she wasn’t used to getting flattery from someone she most desired it from. There was a casual air about the way he said it, but still, the foolish girl in her latched onto its sincerity like a frightened child to its mother. She just wished there had been something slightly different about the way he’d said it- it was almost too matter-of-fact to seem like he wanted her to feel pretty...But she would take whatever she could get from him.

He still didn’t draw closer, and changed the subject to Raven’s pups. She wasn’t entirely sure what she wanted him to ask her about- but she knew she wanted the topic to stay closer to her and him. Still, it couldn’t hurt to talk about kids- Niamh liked them plenty, and she wanted to make sure he knew that too, for some reason she’d be too embarassed to admit. ”Oh, they’re some sweet,” She said. ”Should be opening their eyes someday soon. I’m going for the puppysitter trade, I think, so I want to spend a lot of time with them.” She admitted, with a warm smile. ”You like kids?” She asked then, perking her ears.