"I suppose so," she said, though she wasn't really sure she'd experienced that. It seemed like she'd been abandoned by more people related to her than she cared to count. The other Cuckoo's betrayal, though it had been mostly Esme's doing. Then there was Darius.. She shook her head some, remembering how her older half-brother had left her when she was hurting, even though he knew she needed him and she'd begged him to stay.
She'd had good experiences, too. She'd loved Rose, and she'd known she could always count on her mother. She tried to push the negative thoughts away. "I promise, I'm not always this broody," she said, smiling up at Emmett. "It's just been a strange day. Remembering a lot of things." She finished her water just as a waitress approached to refill her glass.
"Shopping sounds good." The last time she'd been, her bags had been carried by a green packmule. She couldn't take Gar anywhere.