That it isn't. [She actually smiles a little at that]

...[At that squeeze... well, she can't help but pay more attention to him anyway, now that he's here, but.]

It's been too long.

[And she wraps her arms around him, hugging him gently]

You don't need to hold anything back. If you're angry, or upset- you won't be any less of a man for it.

[ If only she could take her own advice.]