Steph tries to push it all down even though it is a nearly physical thing that feels like she's drowning in it all. Put it away, it's over, pretend everything's okay. It's not , she feels not okay all the way down to her bones, but she has always been good at pretending.

"I'm okay," she lies as Cass pulls the shirt over her head. If she could just stop trembling it might even be convincing. "I just- was surprised. But it's fine. They're just whatever."