Lola made an apologetic noise, as she hadn't realized Emerald was into the book. She hadn't mean to startle the other woman. Of course, her fears were unnecessary, since Lula hadn't told her anything about what had happened. Not really. And now that she was standing in this room, face to face with Emerald, it did sort of bring back the curiousness.
She folded her hands together behind her back too keep from fidgeting them. Emeralds reluctance to say what she was thinking had the shorter girl getting even more nervous. And then it felt like someone had pulled all the air from her lungs, especially with the pause the Captain took. All Lola could think was Lula wants to leave again. She's going to leave without me again. The thought nearly made her knees buckle.
Then Emerald was speaking again, and it took her ears a moment to catch it, but this time her knees did buckle and she just barely managed to sink into the couch cushion instead of on the floor. She just sat on the couch, staring up at the woman, for a moment. Trying to gauge if it was for real. "Would I want to?" She sounded confused, but only because she truly couldn't understand how that was even a question.
"Of course I want to," she said firmly. Then offered up a somewhat hesitant smile.