~LATER~
Delia: Hi, honey.
Jessie: *quickly stands up* Delia! H-hi! Are yooou… okay?
Delia: *nods*
Jessie: Look I’m really sorry for everything I said. I was running my stupid mouth like I always do and–
Delia: Yeah you managed to hit a lot of nerves. But it’s alright. It takes a lot more than that to get me down.
Jessie: Still, I shouldn’t have said any of that. I’ll take things with Ash more seriously. He’s a good kid.
Delia: He is. And you have a lot of work to do to show him you’re someone he can trust. Show him you’re the great person I know you are.
Jessie: But… I’m not even sure I’m a great person.
Delia: It’s true you’ve done bad things, but like you said, you have changed, and are making an effort to change. You have a good heart, Jessica.
Jessie: …
Delia: And I can tell you and Ash do really care about one another. It seems like you’ve been there for each other more than you think.
Jessie: I guess we have been through a lot together… I’ll do my best to prove myself to him.
Delia: Thank you.
Jessie: I also didn’t mean the other thing I said. About you… being afraid of Ash leaving. It was really a low blow and I was projecting.
Delia: …… I am afraid. I know he’s going to go and do what he wants and follow his dreams. But I don’t want to be the reason he feels like he has to go…
Jessie: You’re not! You haven’t done anything wrong.
Delia: Then why doesn’t he ever stay home for long?
Jessie: You know why. He’s a kid with big dreams! He probably doesn’t know how this affects you since you put up such a strong front.
Delia: I suppose I’ve never really told him how I feel.
Jessie: He’d do anything for you, including doing his best to protect you from an evil, but very attractive, Team Rocket lady~ And no matter how many adventures he goes on, he’ll always come back.
Delia: *smiles*
Jessie: I’m gonna make things right. I’ll talk to Ash and see if he could bare to be around me a little longer so he can spend time with his mom. *kisses Delia’s forehead*
Delia: I appreciate you.
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