Ask And You Shall Receive (Closed to Emma)

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Liz felt awkward about asking Emma to read for her. It wasn't the act of reading so much as asking it of someone she spoke to casually while at work since Emma was often in the kitchen while Liz was serving. Truth me told, Liz liked Emma a lot, but she thought Emma was miles away more mature than her.

Still, she was thankful when the girl offered to give her a reading. As Liz sat at the table in the cafe and waited patiently. Beside Liz was a small bag. A thank you gift because it felt awkward to ask something of Emma without giving something in return.

She knew Maria would be beyond jealous - Maria always liked this sort of thing. Liz had thought about what she wanted to find out long and hard, but it had been made even clearer after Tuesday and the talk she had with Peter.

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Emma had been surprised, a little, that Liz asked for a reading. Or maybe it was the girl's uncertainty about asking coming through. Then again, Liz often seemed uncertain about a lot of things, and that was something Emma could understand. She felt that way often enough, although she felt like she'd gotten used to it as she'd gotten older, coped better now.

When she finished up in the kitchen – things went more quickly with Mildmay helping out sometimes with the grunt work and dishes and things – she went to meet Liz in the cafe the way they'd arranged, and took a seat opposite her. "I didn't keep you waiting long, did I?"