She gets up and goes over to him, putting an arm around his shoulders and hugging. “I’m glad to help. You better tell me how it goes, though, I’m going to be eaten up with curiosity!” Smiling into his eyes, she goes on, “I assure you, from the perspective of my vast age, even a little time with someone you care about is worth it.”
[ ❧ ─ ”Thanks a bunch, Summer. Don’t think you know how much you’ve helped me out here.” He returned the hug happily, features alighting with a smile of his own. “I’ll probably tell him all of that later, though. Ehm, sisters in the hospital.”
“Oh, no!” An embarrassed laugh turned into a cough. “What’s going on? Is she going to be okay?” She shook him a little bit. “You just have too much emotional stuff going on in your life! Poor Xavier.”