Because he has Lydia, and she convinced herself she'd never have a chance because of that, long before he started to get over her. The physical contact makes her breath hitch just a bit and, after reluctance, she leans back, nearly bare back touching his chest. She kind of feels like crying, because she still believes she doesn't have a chance, after the transformation, after the sex. Years of self-consciousness can do that to a person.
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Because he has Lydia, and she convinced herself she'd never have a chance because of that, long before he started to get over her. The physical contact makes her breath hitch just a bit and, after reluctance, she leans back, nearly bare back touching his chest. She kind of feels like crying, because she still believes she doesn't have a chance, after the transformation, after the sex. Years of self-consciousness can do that to a person.
"I don't expect anything from you. It's fine."