[System Notification: Affection Update!]
[Target: Evelyn Ashbourne]
[+2 Affection Points Earned!]
[Affection Points: 49]
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"I want to be babied too..."
Deep down, beneath the tough, bold exterior of Verena, was a woman who just wanted to be held.
Not in some romantic, gushy way. No, nothing like that.
She was genuinely tired of it all.
She'd just been chased by Evelyn, for crying out loud. And thank the universe, class was finally over.
There was only one person who could baby her now.
The only person she could really count on. Her best friend. The one she used to hate (well, mostly), and still wasn't sure how to feel about.
The one who seemed to have more emotional baggage than a trolley full of carry-ons.
Beatrice.
It was time to enjoy this rare moment of vulnerability before the inevitable emotional growth ruined everything.
