[Lydia listens to her carefully because-- as much as she's confident that she can approach most situations analytically-- she knows this is a rare exception. She also knows that for as experienced as she is with guys, and most things relating to them, Jackson isn't an easy person to deal with, he's never been. And her relationship with Stiles is so different from anything she's experienced before.]

I think he's aware that we're not together by now. When he first arrived he-- wasn't. [The way he looked at her, and touched her, it was obvious.] But I do need to find a way to let him know how much time has passed for us. And how his life is now, for us. And that we've both moved on. [Because talking about his past certainly didn't seem to help.]

And, I'm thinking of asking Stiles to help me by not being obvious when Jackson's around. I just-- wanna make sure I do it in a way that he understands it's not because I'm ashamed of him, or of being with him, in any way.