[Allison freezes up at the hug, totally taken off guard. She has no idea who this woman is, why she's hugging her...
It takes Allison a second to realize that freezing up was all in her head.
She's hugging her back. She's hugging her hard, face pressed into her hair, and those tears are back, streaming silently down her cheeks...just like they had with that boy, Scott...
When she realizes what she's doing, she draws back, albeit gently, but moves to hold Lydia at a distance.]
Uhm...no offense, but--I've never seen you before in my life.