βIn a heartbeat.β
Her response was immediate and confident. A motherly instinct to protect ran through both of them, even if technically Claire wasnβt a mother.
βOwen and I wanted to offer to buy you dinner. Of course with Alan and Ian, if theyβre available.β
β β that was true, but she couldn't have left a child in a dangerous situation.
β β "you're welcome," Ellie said with a soft nod, "I know that you would have done the same for my children. that's enough for me."
Any decent person would like to think theyβd do that, but to actually put themselves in danger for someone else? Very few actually would.
βI still canβt say thank you enough.β
@OfTheAlpha βI know we didnβt technically start this, but I feel so responsible. So guilty for everything.β
Her voice was low, pained at the magnitude of what had happened in the years since theyβd met.
ββ¦They trust you. Youβre so good with them.β
Up until that point sheβd just been quietly stood aside watching him, a warm smile tugging at her lips.
@OfTheAlpha βIβve been trying. Thereβs a few people in in contact with but itβs not easy to find a place thatβs available and willing to take on all these animals. Especially not after..β
The last two islands. But she didnβt want to bring that up all over again.
@OfTheAlpha Closing the distance between them, she slowly held out her hand and placed it beside his, brushing over the dinosaurs snout.
βTheyβre always amazing, no matter how many times I see them.β
@OfTheAlpha With a soft nod, she took a step closer all the while ensuring not to get too close.
βDefinitely, Iβve always admired the way you work with the dinosaurs.β
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