❝ we’re NOT doing this, ❞ she insists, her words stern yet a gleam in her eyes as a smile tugs at the corner of her lips. she can’t help it; not when erin is the subject of discussion. it’s unlike her for masked expression to falter so easily, but when they’re talking about the girl emori has such strong feelings for, and when she’s talking to her sister, it’s easier. she’s more comfortable, able to let her guard down easier. ❝ it’s not like that. nothing like that, ❞ she insists, hands nudging her back as she attempts to brush it off. echo had walked in on emori and erin while they were alone, sitting much closer than they needed to give that they were the only ones in the dropship at the time. emori knows that echo is right to question it, and she knows it’s going to be difficult to LIE about what she thought was really happening, but she has to try anyway. ❝ we were just talking. ❞