[She takes a nip of her vodka this time, not just knocking it back.] He's afraid that if he expresses how strongly he feels about you, you're going to flip out and reject him and it'll ruin everything you both have already.
[She gives him a frank look.] You see where this is going? How we can't break his little puppy heart? [She's not being snide. Peter really is a puppy in a way, over this. Stepping on it would be cruel. Lydia can't do it.]
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[She takes a nip of her vodka this time, not just knocking it back.] He's afraid that if he expresses how strongly he feels about you, you're going to flip out and reject him and it'll ruin everything you both have already.
[She gives him a frank look.] You see where this is going? How we can't break his little puppy heart? [She's not being snide. Peter really is a puppy in a way, over this. Stepping on it would be cruel. Lydia can't do it.]