Asking him if he could speak with you alone first would be best. You should speak with him in person. Then just...
[ considers saying "go with your gut feeling" and then thinks better of it ]
Tell him you care for him. You can say exactly what you've said to me, and he'll say how he feels in return. It's not as scary as you think it is. He's kind. He'll make it easy for you.
[She considers it, then decides against it, in little more than the span of a breath. Tell him you care for him is an impossible suggestion, particularly when there is no guarantee that Matthias will answer in kind; at the best of times, words are not her strong suit. And this would not be the best of times.
He is kind. He might make it easy for her. But the possibility that it might not be still looms behind Derrica's urging.]
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[ considers saying "go with your gut feeling" and then thinks better of it ]
Tell him you care for him. You can say exactly what you've said to me, and he'll say how he feels in return. It's not as scary as you think it is. He's kind. He'll make it easy for you.
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He is kind. He might make it easy for her. But the possibility that it might not be still looms behind Derrica's urging.]
Maybe.
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[ derrica knows a no in disguise when she hears one ]
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I will think about asking him.
[Not, necessarily, about confessing.]
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[It might take weeks, and she might not state that's why, but...]