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Well yeah. Not while right in the middle of it, of course. But in hindsight. She even helped him save face by not bringing up his trembling, afterwards (so as not to make him feel even more self-conscious) and saying she was the one who still needed to a moment in the car "to calm down". Hands down, I would have totally fallen for that level of empathy.
Wait I'm lost since when does the step bro like her