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.

Everett; jealousy was a new emotion for her, unfamiliar and unmanageable,

silence.

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

softly, "It's not that I don't

"Just trustingis enough."

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

I... I'm afraid I won't stand

the

was beyond her exclusive claim, her own

Quincy was a different story. Her father and Jonathan were old friends, Jonathan even openly expressed his wish for

she was already approved by the

Dorothy had nothing but Everett's steadfastness, no ace up her sleeve to best

"She doesn't like me."

later?" Dorothy looked up at him, "The more you two interact, the more likely her

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

upon reflection.

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