She almost laughs when Coop just stares at his ice cream and as it is, the corners of her mouth turn up into a small smile. It's more than she's managed all morning and somehow it doesn't surprise her even remotely that it's Coop who manages to make it happen. It's always been easy to be around him, to be free of expectations, and he's strangely been the one to encourage the most open and honest relationship she has in Siren Cove. Robert might know more about her, but that's only because he's kept tabs on her through the years, which is still sort of creepy. Les and Caden both know a fair bit, too, but it's hard to avoid sharing things in a relationship -- which she has to admit she's in -- and she's done her best not to be completely closed off. It's a struggle at times, but she's doing what she can.
With Coop it's different. She doesn't think she'd be able to explain it if she tried, but she knows if she'd had a friend like him a long time ago, she might not be quite the woman she is today. If pressed, she wouldn't be able to say if that was something she would prefer or something that would undo everything about her that she likes.
"Agreed," she says and the prospect of coming clean should maybe be a little more frightening than this, but she's tired. Her powers are gone and she feels strangely empty without them and she's tired. Eventually she's going to have to tell Caden and as much as she doesn't want to, because she doesn't imagine he's going to react well, maybe she can think of this as something of a trial run. Coop can ask what he wants and she can be as honest as she's able and maybe it'll build up to what she'll need to say to Caden. "We can do that. I'll... do my best to explain."
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With Coop it's different. She doesn't think she'd be able to explain it if she tried, but she knows if she'd had a friend like him a long time ago, she might not be quite the woman she is today. If pressed, she wouldn't be able to say if that was something she would prefer or something that would undo everything about her that she likes.
"Agreed," she says and the prospect of coming clean should maybe be a little more frightening than this, but she's tired. Her powers are gone and she feels strangely empty without them and she's tired. Eventually she's going to have to tell Caden and as much as she doesn't want to, because she doesn't imagine he's going to react well, maybe she can think of this as something of a trial run. Coop can ask what he wants and she can be as honest as she's able and maybe it'll build up to what she'll need to say to Caden. "We can do that. I'll... do my best to explain."