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Cecilia was determined to make sure James made it out, to the point that she only realized after he was on the dock that she was once again holding his hand. "Y-Yeah, thanks. But I can't take too much credit. I was following your lead after all," she responded cordially, a subtle blush in her cheeks. She then watched with James as Neric breached the water and dived back in, Cecilia smiling subtly, very mindful that she should probably be upset with him but not managing it for some reason. She didn't abruptly pull her hand away like before on the hike but instead used her other hand to lightly feel his forearm for a second, needing only that second to remind herself that although his hand was as pleasantly warm as before, he must still be quite cold from earlier. "J-James, are you sure you wouldn't want your jacket back? I'm feeling much better now, so you can have it if you want," she said, a bit fretful as she began to take it off her shoulders.
Cecilia was determined to make sure James made it out, to the point that she only realized after he was on the dock that she was once again holding his hand. "Y-Yeah, thanks. But I can't take too much credit. I was following your lead after all," she responded cordially, a subtle blush in her cheeks. She then watched with James as Neric breached the water and dived back in, Cecilia smiling subtly, very mindful that she should probably be upset with him but not managing it for some reason. She didn't abruptly pull her hand away like before on the hike but instead used her other hand to lightly feel his forearm for a second, needing only that second to remind herself that although his hand was as pleasantly warm as before, he must still be quite cold from earlier. "J-James, are you sure you wouldn't want your jacket back? I'm feeling much better now, so you can have it if you want," she said, a bit fretful as she began to take it off her shoulders.