"I'm sorry," he says as soon as he can form a sentence. "I'm sorry. I... I don't know what to say. I... I always thought... thought no one would notice me. That no one would ever... And I'd never get a chance to... to wonder... So I... I never thought about it." He scratches an eyebrow and pulls a very forced smile for her. "I don't know what all these feelings are."

Then he's looking back at his hands. "But... Um... Um... If... U-Unless you... you wanted to... My family really doesn't worry much about... about my friends."