It had surprised her how hard he had fought to prove to her he changed -- she didn't realize her opinion matters that much to him. Nor is she sure of why it means so much to him. Or why it means so much to her that he had tried to prove it to her at all. (Or why it had been so important to stay angry at him -- what exactly had she been trying to keep at bay?)

It is a tight squeeze -- but she tries not to pay that much attention, instead laughing a little at his words, knowing there's some truth to them.

"It probably wouldn't occur to them that we might be together somewhere."