[ She inhales sharply, but she can't help the relieved smile on her face. He... he wants it to be real... ]

I'm glad... thank you...

[ She takes a deep breath, as well as a sip of her coffee to calm her nerves a bit. Huh, her taste in coffee carried over from her time over there... ]

The truth is... it really hurt to find out that it wasn't real... I still remember how I felt when you took me in.

[ She looks him in the eyes. Though she's calmed herself a bit with hearing that he wants it to be real as well... she can still feel her heart pounding in her chest, so her eyes still look almost pleading. ]

It just... it just hurt even more when I remembered my family back home because... I still love and care about them, but... our relationship is still real to me...! I don't want to choose between them, I...!

[ Maybe it's selfish of her. Greedy, even, to want to keep her familial bond both with her family back home and Sandalphon... but... ]