[It's a strange feeling not knowing if you should laugh or cry more.]

But I'm the baker. If I don't sugar coat something, who will?

[Hugging Dirk is like hugging a cat; it can only last for so long but it's great while it lasts. So she'll squeeze him again, maybe take a deep breath of Dirk smelling air and back up enough to look up at him. He can pull away if he likes but she'll keep her arms around him until he decides to do it.]

It's not a mistake to care about people, Dirk. He may be a pain and a complete goober and he's being selfish by hiding away from you but I've been just as bad by acting like I have been and for yelling at him like I did. I wish we didn't have to deal with all this and we could all just be happy instead but... [sniff]...
Now. You keep telling me I'm right but you're not explaining about what.