Amelia was so lost in her memories she didn't notice Elliot move closer or that he was talking to her until he was hugging her. The fact that he did so caught her off guard and once again her face turned red as a tomato as a result of his action.
"Why are you saying you're sorry. You haven't done anything wrong." she said as she fought back her tears as best she could. She didn't want to appear weak, she didn't want to have Elliot see her cry. But the battle was a losing one. She tried to never think of Ellis so that she would never start tearing up and possibly crying in front of others. However, now all the good memories she had with her adoptive mother were racing through her head, each memory making it harder and harder to keep the tears in check until finally she just gave up and began crying. She tried to hide her face so Elliot wouldn't see but given how he was holding her that was proving rather difficult.