[she allows herself to be shepherded toward a seat, too busy being self-conscious to note the site's significance to their shared strife. gads, she kissed him!! sure, the compulsion was justified, but the absolute gall of her to--]

Forgive me, I-- [she shakes her head, embarrassed, sweeping her knuckles under an eye again.] I just didn't think...Rather, I haven't had the time to think that-- [she exhales, shaking her head.] Everything's changed so suddenly from one extreme to another, and now it's...it's like nothing happened at all?!