[ She sucks in a sharp breath, the words somehow both cutting her deep and filling her with a strange, yet familiar kind of warmth. She lowers her hands a little, just enough to brush away some of the tears that managed to fall free, before wrapping an arm around him and pulling him into a side hug. She's too big now for a proper hug anyway, but she can still give other people hugs. ]

Mm...okay. [ Taking another breath, she wipes her face again and glances at Bruno. ] Okay. Thanks...Tío Bruno.

But you...you're allowed to feel your feelings too. If something's wrong, you don't...don't have to act like everything's fine just to take care of me. Or any of us.

We won't...We won't do that anymore. Right?