[ Natalia smiles at the kiss. She wants to thank Juliett for the warning but it seems like a strange thing to say, thank you for telling me you'll someday try and probably accomplish suicide. ]

It helps. Having someone to protect. Even if they can manage it on their own, but especially if they can't. It keeps you looking at the big picture, keeps your thoughts moving in some formation other than a möbius strip. Though if you lose them...or you fuck up...you end up questioning everything in seconds.

They might have known. They don't seem too interested in the intricacies of how people interact, though, unless secrets are involved, from where I'm standing. Laying. Being. I don't know.

This new Alpha is nice. I talked to him for a while. Yes, I'm changing the subject.