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There were a couple packs they figured out would make sense for sage to come from....they just needed to try and narrow it down. By the time lunch came though, and Celeste was still in the bathroom, he frowned slightly and went to find her, knocking gently on the door. "You ok babe," he asked, calling through the door gently
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"Im fine," she mumbled, still crying.
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Sage sort of cocked his head when she said she was fine, sensitive ears picking up the waved on her voice. He slipped into the bathroom worriedly then, sort of moving to kneel in front of her, almost expecting her to be hurt or...something. "babe, you're crying. That's not ok," he noted softly, reaching out to make sure she wasn't like.... physically hurt. He didn't know what was wrong, but she was clearly upset.
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Celeste pushed his hand away. "Just go away... I'm fine..." she mumbled, crying.
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Sage pulled back when she pushed him, sort of just freezing there, clearly not sure what to do. But if she really wanted him to go....he stood up slowly after a moment, nodding. "Ok," he noted, sort of backing out of the room, trying to swallow down the hurt in his own chest as he left the room.
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Celeste continued to cry on the bathroom floor.
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Sage sort of stood outside the bathroom for a few minutes, torn between giving her what she wanted and going back in there and wrapping her up in a big hug. He could hear her crying ....and it hurt to know she was doing so and didn't want him there. Didn't feel like she could talk to him about whatever was bothering her. Eventually he walked away though, and back to the gathering in the living room.
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Odessa glanced up at him as he reenetered the room, going the conversation again. Odessa got up and few minutes later, going to check on Celeste. She knocked on the door gently. "Honey, is everything okay?" She asked softly. Celeste continued to cry. "Can I come in?" Odessa asked. "Yea..." Celeste mumbled. Odessa entered, closing the door behind her. She sat down beside her best friend, hugging her tight. She let her calm down a bit in her arms before asking, "Do you wanna talk about it?" Odessa asked softly. Celeste shook her head. Odessa nodded, "Okay, its okay, I'm here for you," she murmured.
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Sage scooped up another one of the babies and settled back down, bouncing it on his knee to keep it entertained while they researched more. He couldn't really keep his mind on it with Celeste crying though
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Eventually, a little while later, Celeste had calmed down. Odessa glanced over at her. "Wanna go take a nap in my room? Get some rest?" Odessa asked. Celeste nodded. Odessa nodded, helping her friend up and to her room. Odessa got Celeste settled in her bed, curled up in a heated blanket and two weighted ones to keep her warm. Celeste fell asleep so fast, Odessa smiled softly, closing the curtains and shutting off the lights, closing the door to let her rest.
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