Reese could tell the smile was faked; actually he could even smell the slight discomfort in the air. Sometimes werewolf noses were amazingly annoying, and told him a lot of things that he didn't want to know. Had he made her feel that way? Had he done something wrong, to offend her? He felt his heartbeat increase, hoping that he hadn't. He liked Lydia. Whether as someone who he might do things with later, or just as a friend, he liked her. And he didn't want to think that he'd been able to scare her away so quickly.
"Yes, of course I want to," he said, reaching down to take her hand and squeezing it gently before letting go.