Oh but her father's arms were warm and comforting, and they did actually make her feel a little bit better. "Civil." she said quickly, Delia could be nice, but you had to catch her on a good day, or you had to be very, very close to her. In fact, she could count on one hand those she was regularly nice to. "You promise? I'll have to leave the rest for Jimmy..." she suddenly shook her head. "No, wait, Jimmy is probably madly in love with her already." she sighed, teasing her brother even though he was not near. "I have such an unreliable older brother."
After a moment, when she started looking pale again, she spoke. "Can I please go back to bed now?"