Everett exhaled deeply, striding forward to envelop her in a firm embrace.

The force caught Dorothy off guard, her nose crashing against his chest, flooding her with a sharp pang of pain.

"Everett..."

"Don't ever makeunable to reach you, Dorothy. Even if you're mad, you can't just ignore my calls!"

Dorothy opened her mouth to respond, but before words could form, she felt a cool, damp sensation along her neck, sending her into a momentary

panic, her arms instinctively wrapping around Everett's waist.

He held her tightly, as if wishing to meld her into his very being, to becone.

"I'm sorry... I won't do it again." Dorothy found herself tangled in her emotions, instinctively choosing to evade further confrontation.

wasn't that she truly wanted to be angry with Everett; jealousy was a new emotion for her, unfamiliar

silence.

I can't explain now, just this one thing, can

"It's not that I don't

"Just trustingis enough."

I..." she hesitated, then deflated, conceding, "It's not that I distrust Dr.

afraid I won't stand a chance against

shone, the more inadequate Dorothy

believed Everett was beyond her exclusive claim, her own merits

father and Jonathan were old friends, Jonathan even openly expressed his wish for her to

was already approved by the entire

nothing but Everett's steadfastness, no

"She doesn't like me."

now, but what about later?" Dorothy looked up at him, "The more you two interact, the more

Quincy had often expressed envy of Dorothy's pure love for Everett, wishing

upon reflection.

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