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She grinned at him as they stood outside the door. "I'm glad the feeling is mutual," she said, her head tilting. "I love you."
"Poppy, please.." his voice was quiet, and he picked up his phone again. "I'm going to call a medic."
"I know," she said as they approached his door. "That's why I said it."
"I would have you call someone who can help," he said, his voice softening. "You're not a vet."
She stopped to kiss his cheek, her eyes bright. "You're.. you're the best thing."
He seemed to be getting frustrated. "Poppy. Damnit. Why won't you just listen?"
She blushed slightly, but shook her head. "You're really sweet, you know that?"
He shook his head, lightly touching her shoulder. "Poppy, you shouldn't be sitting up. Tom is okay, I'm sure." His voice was a bit pleading. "I...
"I don't know," she said softly. "I didn't know you felt that way at the time. I was sure you didn't like me."
He looked around, then turned back to her. "He's unconscious right now. I'm worried about you. I'm going to call someone."
"I'd do it more often," she said, leading him. "But I didn't think you would want me to spend time with you this late."
He dropped it, and leaned close to her. "Poppy! Oh, God. What do I do? How do I help?"
She pulled away and took his hand. "Let's go. I'll sit with you for a bit."
He shook slightly, unsure what to do at first. Ultimately, he decided to call a medic.
She stood there a for a moment before looking up at him, reluctance on her face. "You should probably go to bed."
Francis glanced at her, concern washing over his face. The man managed to get a hit in while he was distracted, but he quickly took him down. Once...
"That's right," she said, turning her head to look up at him. "Any way you are, I will always love you. Okay? No matter what."
The pressure on her neck would lighten, as the crack of someone being struck was heard. Upon looking, she would see that Francis had punched the...
She felt her heart beat quicken, and she smiled into his shoulder. "I love you, too."
There were no responses after that, as he had gone back to work.