[For Kate] Girl talk--advice time

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Daphne had decided to take Bella's recommendation and seek out Kate for some relationship advice--as it were. She didn't actually have a relationship, of course, which was part of the problem. And the two sides of this particular coin were starting to give her a headache.

She hung around the children's office near the end of Kate's shift, waiting for her to finish up so she could at least ask if she could have some time, if not right now than whenever Kate had a minute. Just hopefully soon. She couldn't keep running hot and cold on Wilke like this, it wasn't fair to him, but at the same time the thought of giving up on Kon without even knowing definitively if there was something to give up on made her heart ache a little.

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[girlsolo]

Kate leans back on her hands and sizes Daphne up, trying to figure out what's making her tick right now. With Bella and Cissie, it's easier. Making decisions about sex is clear-cut. Feelings are something else, and Kate's not that good at them.

"Not stupid, but it's not something I would do. Pretty much, if I have to do the chasing..." Then she realizes, that's kind of bullshit. She hunted Declan down like prey on the savannah, but that was kind of different too. Sex, and she knew he was into it. They just had different ideas about how it should go down was all. She cocks her head and amends that to, "If a dude's not into you, you can't make him be into you, no matter how much you want him. But that goes both ways. If you're not into Wilke, then you're not. Kinda sounds like you might be, or at least you like the way he looks at you and touches you when you don't think too hard about it, yeah?"

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Daphne pursed her lips, considering the question for a minute before nodding. "I guess so, yeah. I mean...if there was really nothing there, it wouldn't make me feel so confused. I'd just be annoyed."

[girlsolo]

"So, okay." She taps the coffee cup on the counter then grins. "If you could have them both, right now, no complications, no drama, just exactly how you want it, which one would you want?"

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Daphne laughed a little and shook her head. "Honestly? I have no idea." She cradled her coffee in her hands, thinking about it. She pictured Kon, then Wilke, chewing on her lip. The truth was, they both had their appeal, if she really thought about it. "I guess...Kon."

[girlsolo]

"'I guess' isn't exactly a landslide," Kate points out. She takes another sip of coffee while she's watching Daphne's eyes and face. "It sounds more like Kon's winning because you've been interested in him for awhile and Wilke's new."

She tops off her coffee, pushes it back farther, and hops up on the counter. "Look. I think you're looking at this the wrong way. You don't need a boyfriend. You don't need to be dating someone. So if you're not sure, then just--" She shrugs. "Hang out with both of them and anyone else you want until there's someone you really want to be with."

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"...Yeah, I guess that's a good point," Daphne said, sighing. She'd still have to talk to Wilke about all of the touching, though.

She finished her coffee and moved to the sink to rinse the cup, keeping her head turned toward Kate so she could still see her mouth. "Thanks. I'm sure the last thing you wanted to do today was give relationship advice to a teenager, but I appreciate it."

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"Nah. The last thing I wanted to do today was probably listen to Will talk about his sex life with Magnus." Kate makes a face, nose wrinkling. Actually, the last thing she wants to do is hear that any of the people she cares about are gone, or hurt, or have lost someone or have hurt themselves.

"I suck at relationships. But I'm good at taking care of myself. That's what you need to be doing right now. Take care of yourself, have fun, when there's someone worth making a commitment to, you'll feel it."

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Daphne nodded, smiling. "Okay. I can do that. Thank you." She signed the last as she said it, drying the now-clean cup so she could put it back.

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Kate signs back a, "Fuck you," with a grin and wink and then adds, "For thanking me. That's bullshit. But you're welcome anyway. Seriously. I know I'm kind of a bitch about it but I don't mind." She sucks down more of her coffee and locks gazes with Daphne for a minute. "At least I know I'll tell it to you straight."

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"Fair enough," Daphne replied, still smiling. She put the cup away and headed toward the door. "I'll let you know if anything happens. With either of them."