Serina let out a soft whimper when Izzy put her arm around her shoulders and pulled her close. God she smelled so good. Her creamy skin flushed again at Izzy's compliment and Serina turned her head away so that Izzy would not see her pouting. For someone so adept at reading minds, Izzy sure could miss the point sometimes. Every time Izzy called her 'kid' she felt herself flinch involuntarily. It was a hard reminder that she would never be seen as anything other than the little dopey oddity that had been the surrogate little sister to the majority of the troupe. It was a hard thing to reconcile; the wonderful, safe childhood that she had with her want to leave it behind in search of a more mature identity.<br/><br/>She leaned on Izzy, fumbling in her pocket and pulling out the almost empty pack of cigarettes. Taking one between her lips, she lit it and inhaled. God why did she not have the strength to just say it. Her mind screamed for her to just grab Izzy and kiss her, and screw the consequences but the more rational part reminded her that having Izzy as a close friend was better than alienating her all together. Her head tilted to the side, looking at Izzy like she had just sprouted antlers. Did she just say Enzo liked her? All she could think to say was<span style="color: green"><b> "Ewwww!" </b></span>before breaking out into a fit of giggles.<br/><br/>She finished her smoke just as they reached Izzy's wagon and crushed it out under her boot just to be safe. After all stills and fire did not really mix well she had been told. Serina walked up the steps and ducked inside. A soft sigh escaped her again. She had seen Izzy look at Cam before she slipped inside. She felt bad for Izzy. She certainly knew what she was going through.<br/><br/><span style="color: green">"White lightning isss alwaysss a better ssseller, ssso I'd go with that." </span>She said, plopping down into one of Izzy's chairs and tucking her legs under her.<span style="color: green"> "You know... if you like sssomeone in the troupe you should be open about it. I mean we're all family right? I'm not sssaying that you'll get the answer you want but I cannot imagine that thingsss would change in a negative way. I mean if sssomeone was to come up and sssay, 'Izzy, I care about you very much and I think about you all the time' even if you weren't interesssted you wouldn't avoid that perssson or tell them to ssstay away, would you?" </span>Serina looked up hopefully. She had managed to say what she had been aching to (in a manner of speaking) and she was very curious to see what her hypothetical reaction would be.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>