[Okay, maybe she should regret it? She laughs again, a bit more forced and - kind of frantic.]
Sorry? I just... I'm a mom, like I said, and I guess it's one of those maternal instinct things, maybe - or, I don't know. I think you seem pretty great, maybe it's just that. I know! I know, you're not one of my boys. And I'm not trying to replace them, of course not, but family means a lot to me. And you were right, before, about how friends can be like that, too! Sure, we may not know each other well now...
[That has literally never stopped Della. Ever. So there's that.]
...But we're both here, and we get along pretty well, don't you think? I think so, at least. So maybe down the line, I can be - I mean, I'm not your mother, I get it. But I could... Be here for you, you know? If you wanted. I'm sorry, this is probably too weird, huh?
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Sorry? I just... I'm a mom, like I said, and I guess it's one of those maternal instinct things, maybe - or, I don't know. I think you seem pretty great, maybe it's just that. I know! I know, you're not one of my boys. And I'm not trying to replace them, of course not, but family means a lot to me. And you were right, before, about how friends can be like that, too! Sure, we may not know each other well now...
[That has literally never stopped Della. Ever. So there's that.]
...But we're both here, and we get along pretty well, don't you think? I think so, at least. So maybe down the line, I can be - I mean, I'm not your mother, I get it. But I could... Be here for you, you know? If you wanted. I'm sorry, this is probably too weird, huh?