Drake ran a thumb over her cold cheek, trying to warm her up a little bit. "But you are who you are now. Who you were then, doesn't matter. It's the you now that's important. I mean.... I love you now, no matter what your past." AS soon as the statment ended and he realized what he had said his face and neck went a bright red and his temperature slowly started to climb a little bit. He pulled his hand away from her face afraid that he might burn her if he couldn't get himself under control. He hung his head and couldn't look her . Had he actually said that? Way to scare away the only person he ever truly cared for...

Molly grinned as Trent half hugged her. "Well listening to you read it so much, how could i not memorize it?" She slipped an arm around his torso and rested her head against him. When she heard Diva come in, she simply smiled in the girl's direction. Letting out a contented sigh, Molly relaxed and simply listened to Trent continue reading.

When Grant directed, Emma closed her mouth and nodded before looking down to her plate again. Her feet continued to bounce around happily as she munched on the food. But when Diva came in, her whole little body wiggled on Grant's knee. Her mouth was full and Grant said to not talk, but she was dying to tell Diva how good it was. Finally swallowing the bite she smiled. "Diva! Diva! This is so yummy! Look i cleaned my plate!" She held up the empty plate like it was a prize trophy to be showed off. But to her it was. It had been a long time since she last got a nice home cooked meal that was served on a real plate.

Lilly blinked as he finished speaking, quiet for a moment as she looked at him blankly then asked in a shocked tone, "No one's ever said that to me before." She said. She took his hands in hers, feeling how warm they were she stroked the palms with her thumbs, "Do--Do you really mean that?" She asked, wishing he'd look at him. He was acting like she'd already rejected him when she had no plans to. She watched him for a moment before deciding she didn't care if he didn't mean it and suddenly threw her arms around him. "Thank you." The words were still comforting to hear, even if they weren't true and even if she couldn't quite work her courage up enough to return them yet. As long as he was willing to wait she knew she could say then soon enough.

Trent chuckled, "True, true." He said and finished that story before flipping through the book and picking on that he hadn't read yet. He only hoped the ending wasn't sad.

Grant watched Emma bounce when Diva walked in, holding her on his knee to keep her from falling accidentally but he couldn't help not to laugh when she held it up, "Do you want more, Emma?" He asked, pulling his not quite empty plate over in front of her.

The tenseness in Drake's shoulders seemed to melt away as Lilly wrapped her arms around him. He buried his face in her neck as his arms circled her. "Yeah... I do mean it." He admitted. His face was still red and his temperature still higher than normal. "I hope that's okay Lillian..." He mumbled into her, holding onto her tighter. It had been far to long that he had ever found someone he truly cared for. Now that he had, he didn't want to loose her.

Molly just snuggeld into Trent further, waiting to hear what story he would pick next. She let her arm around him tighten a bit. It still surprised her how much Trent seemed to return her feelings. It seemed like it had taken her forever to finally get him to notice, but now it seemed like he cared for her as much as she cared for him.

Emma grinned up at Grant as she set her plate down. But then she shook her head. "No thank you." She rubbed her belly. "I'm full." she leaned back against her father and looked around for a moment, boredom hitting her fast. "Do you have anything i can draw with?" She asked the big man holding her.

Rik smiled when Sarah came into the room. He took her hand in his as she came to stand near him. He looked at her for a moment, watching the odd way she ate the banana that Rich gave her. It made him smile, the way she ate. He looked over at Grant and Emma. "So what's the plan today? We can't train because of the rain, can we?" He asked. He rubbed his chin with his other hand. "Are there any repairs or anything I can help with?" Rik said after a moment.

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Jared smiled as he took Emma's plate. Sometimes he felt like a woman, but it wasn't so bad. He always took care of things like that, he hated making people wait on him. He had to help any way he can. "I can help with repairs as well." Jared chimed in, as he put the plate away. He moved to push in any chairs that had been left out. He wanted to be sure that nothing was out of place for Molly.

Diva chuckled as Emma began wiggling on Grant's knee. It made her think of a very excited puppy and Diva meant that in a good way. There was no way, however, that Diva would say that out loud. Some people got offended when they were compared to animals, especially in this day and age.

"That's great, Emma. I'm glad you liked them." Diva smiled, happy that the little girl had gotten her spirit back and seemed more comfortable around her. Hearing Rik and Jared talk about repairs, she had to wonder just what needed repairing. The roof had been repaired just the day before, thankfully, and she wasn't aware of anything that was on its last legs. Maybe there would be a couple cracks in the walls or floors they could help with, "And it looks like Sarah's old clothes fit you well. Guess I won't be needing to do any alterations."

It didn't take long for Sarah to finish her banana peel that she looked up at Rik, "It's an off day, Rik. We don't have to do anything but stay safe." She looked down at the stem of the banana she still held and then at Diva. She didn't realize it when she grabbed the man's hand standing next to her but her grip was tight. "Diva. Can we go do the clothes now?" She asked.

Lily felt her mouth pull to a smile as he wrapped his arms around her and set her head on his shoulder, closing her eyes. Goosebumps rose on her arms when she felt his warm face on her neck, making her shudder as a chill passed across her body as if all the cold had fled her from that one point on her neck. Having lived as long as she could remember being cold, she was very reactive to heat.

"Of course it's okay. I think, maybe it's what I needed to hear. No one's ever said they loved me before."

Lily felt her mouth pull to a smile as he wrapped his arms around her and set her head on his shoulder, closing her eyes. Goosebumps rose on her arms when she felt his warm face on her neck, making her shudder as a chill passed across her body as if all the cold had fled her from that one point on her neck. Having lived as long as she could remember being cold, she was very reactive to heat. "Of course it's okay. I think, maybe it's what I needed to hear. No one's ever said they loved me before."

Grant held Emma gently as she leaned back into him, tucking back a loose strand of hair. When she asked if he had anything to draw with he though a long moment and set her off his knee. Taking her hand he led her to the living room. It took him a minute to find the charcoal pencil and then a moment longer for him to find something she could draw on until he could lead her back to the table and set her on his lap again. "Here you go, lil'bit." He said, setting the charcoal and thin slice of wood in front of her.