cruz hadn’t realized that dot was asleep until she heard a small snore escape her. the girl had come to the elder womans home with a worried expression and a nervous wringing of her hands. cruz had brought her in immediately, set her down on the couch, and let her talk to her about it all. every little thing that was troubling the girl, cruz tried to help her with and give her sound advice over. after dot was finished, the two had turned on a movie. the blonde had rest her head in cruz’s lap like a toddler and the woman had ran her fingers through the others hair as if she were her child. it was nice, it gave her an idea of what it might have been like were she to have had kids earlier on in life and it certainly gave her an idea of what it’d be like in the future. cruz turned the volume down slightly but continued to stroke the girl even after she knew she was asleep. dot deserved a bit of comfort for the night and cruz was happy to give it to her. “sleep well, little dot.”