[She doesn't know if Mattie is on the app or not, so it's best she not get into it until she has some proof.]
"But what can I say? I don't have any family I know outside of our dad, besides you of course. And you are well aware of how he is. So I guess, it makes more sense to say I have one family member worth protecting!"
[She says that mainly just to tease Mattie a little, but there is a hint of sincerity there.]
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[She doesn't know if Mattie is on the app or not, so it's best she not get into it until she has some proof.]
"But what can I say? I don't have any family I know outside of our dad, besides you of course. And you are well aware of how he is. So I guess, it makes more sense to say I have one family member worth protecting!"
[She says that mainly just to tease Mattie a little, but there is a hint of sincerity there.]