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naomi got out of the sea with ruby, they are wearing matching yellow swimsuits
“ was that a good swim ” neville asked “ yes it was , a bit cold ” ruby said “ i’m not surprised ” neville replied “ darlene and marlon you haven’t said a word since we got here are you guys okay ? ” florence asked “ yeah i’m fine ” marlon said , “ just things on my mind ” he added darlene looked upset they haven’t really haven’t seen her be upset “ darlene what’s the matter ” florence asked “ are you alright ” she sat with her putting her hand out to her darlene gives her hand to florence tears slowly start falling down darlenes face and she starts crying and hugs florence “ it’s okay darlene, let it all out ” florence said ruby gets anxious when people start crying or are upset “ we are here for you ” she said “ take ur time to say what it is i understand it’s hard to open up ” neville said naomi hands darlene a tissue “ thank you naomi ” darlene said she pats her tears dry
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“ i’ve been hiding something from my family for a while, i am a queer women and i don’t know if my family will accept me for who i am because growing up i was scared to say i had crushes on girls so i faked having boy crushes to impress them but now i can’t hide it anymore ” darlene feels relieved to say that like a relief of her shoulders “ you should be so proud of yourself darlene, coming out is hard and i feel you just remember we love you and support you no matter who you are ” ruby said she hugs darlene “ proud of you darlene ” marlon and neville said naomi nodded “ is this a good time to say i’m a lesbian and madeleine is my gf ” ruby said “ what a shocker ” darlene laughed “
so happy for you and madeleine ” ruby then shows her engagement ring and the crew are in shock
“ holy crap , congratulations ” they all hug ruby
“ thank you guys ” ruby replied “ are any of you straight ” darlene asked they all replied “ nope ” and laughed “ i’m bi ” neville and florence said “ you know i’m gay ” marlon said “ just look at when lovepup33 was on nevilles recommended ” darlene burts out laughing “ oh yes ! how couldn’t i forget lovepup33 ur one true love ” they all laugh and get on with their day