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Murdock sighed, watching Steph go with a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach. Part of him felt as though he should have handled this differently. She was only a girl, and maybe talking to her like she was an adult wasn't what she needed. But he didn't know how to handle children - he'd never had the chance to practice at such things - and thus, couldn't think of how else he should have handled the situation.

Instead, the male went off in search of @Valette, wanting to give her a play-by-play of the conversation and to ask her to show Steph a bit of extra love for him. He got that she didn't want his love if she couldn't have it to herself, but it didn't sit right with him to have her go without it.