Serina smiles softly at Izzy's grin when she takes the coffee. It looked a little half-hearted, but given all that was going on, it was easily understandable. Serina just gently stroked Izzy's shoulder. It was clear that she was lost in thought and Serina did not feel like interrupting or intruding on her thoughts. She simply waited patiently, trying to be as comforting as she could, until whatever Izzy was trying to puzzle out was dealt with or at least set aside for later.<br/><br/>When Izzy simply leaned into her, Serina could not help the soft, content sigh. She loved just being able to be close like this. Her fingers moved up to gently comb through Izzy's tousled hair only to falter at the unexpected question. Again the knot in her stomach tightened. There was only one answer she could give truthfully, but would it be too soon? Would it bring Izzy closer to her or drive her away? She cursed mentally and takes a slow, deep breath. She shifted herself slightly to better look at Izzy when Izzy looked up at her.<span style="color: green"> "Honessstly," </span>She took another deep breath. Here goes nothing.<span style="color: green"> "I do it becaussse I love you Isssabella."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>