Amandine took a long while before she even began to consider what to do next. He was being stubborn and unreasonable, traits she had recognised even in her youth but she did not think he'd ever use them against her now. "I do care," she said, almost in a whisper and she moved over to him slowly.
"A woman occasionally needs time, Lysander, to process the shock of one of her closest friends' affections reaching another level. I had no idea how to react to your... kissing me, and I regret my behaviour towards you. I wish to apologise and see to it that you do not dislike me any more than you do now..."