I giggled out of sheer delight when I saw the expression on her face when she caught herself with her mind wandering. "Well thank you, I know... it came from the heart," I said in a low tone. It warmed my heart that she cared so much, and I did feel so connected to her. I had felt some butterflies when I had seen her expression, which confused me, but I also wanted to just reassure her. I started to reach out to just give her a small hug, but was concerned that might give the wrong impression given what she may have been feeling in that moment.

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