"Yeah..." It was really all she could think to say. What else was there to say? She was hurting, and the fact that she was so emotional was only making it harder. Even worse, she just wanted him to hold her and make it all better, the way she knew he could. But he couldn't. Or wouldn't...
Even though she knew it was a bad idea, Lavender glanced up at him, using the hand that was laced with his to lift his arm up at she held his eyes and murmured, "Hold me?"