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[not_so_smooth]

Sam felt somewhat guilty about standing outside Dr. Magnus's office once again, looking for advice. He knew that she said she was always happy to help him if she had time, but sometimes Sam just felt like some annoying kid taking her attention away from more important things. She had never made him feel like that, quite the opposite, but Dr.

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[lastof_five]

"Absolutely. Now, what sort of something are we discussing?" Helen asked, wanting to be in the suitable frame of mind for it. If it were academic advice, for example, she wanted to approach it with something approaching seriousness. Personal advice might get a bit more levity, but not too much; if Sam felt the need to ask her if they could talk, it was something he must feel strongly about.

"I am, as always, all ears."

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"Uh, personal," Sam said, stepping into the office and shutting the door. It wasn't the sort of personal that was embarrassing or anything, it's not like he had a weird rash or anything. He just didn't want it to get around that he was bothered by this.

"It's, I don't know, it might be something that Will would be better to help me with. I don't know. It's just... I'm crazy about Cassie. Really crazy about her. I think I might l- luh- really have strong feelings about her. But I sort of- this girl back home, Mikaela, that I love..."

[lastof_five]

"Ah, this would normally be Will's arena, yes, but I hope perhaps I have lived long enough to give you advice on matters of the heart."

Helen paused for a moment, considering the dilemma. "I don't think people have one set soulmate for life. I don't think there's anything wrong with you caring deeply for Cassie and still loving Mikaela. Trust me, even after a hundred and thirty years and countless murders and other transgressions, I still love my ex-fiance."

[not_so_smooth]

Sam thought it was pretty messed up that she still loved her ex-fiance, especially considering how nuts the guy was. Still, if Dr. Magnus still had a thing for the guy... there had to be something there worth caring about.

"I just feel bad that I never got the chance to be upfront with Mikaela about what's going on with Cassie."