The man suddenly hugged him, and she was stunned not by the man's actions but by her body's reaction.
Her body is all familiar with the hug. She feels warmth and feels at ease with this sudden gesture when in fact this is the first time someone hugged her except her mother or sisters. No one from the opposite sex, not even a father made her experience this close body contact.
Their father left when she was born and they're all women in the family, with her and her other two sisters.
This is so foreign for her since her mother is a strict former nun who is very frustrated in terms of open relationship between men and women. This made her despite being a tease with her words, still distant with any man.
But still, her body seems so familiar with it. She could feel the twinge of bliss in her heart upon feeling the beat of the other person's heart on his chest, which is so close.
Her hands seem to have a life on her own and hugged back. She just ignored her own hesitation and let all the sensation sink in.
Not bad for a first hug, isn't it?. "Will this last?", she thought. She doesn't want him to go away this time.