Yeah, he's pretty private. [ nods in understanding

but then he listens to the rest. he remembers seeing the booths and oh...

blushes more and sort of lets out a huge sigh of relief? if that's what you can call it ]

A-ah, that's... I'm... [ very quietly: ] Good.

[ he raises his hands very quickly to cover part of his face for a brief second before he lowers them ]

I told him as best I could when we visited. I just... wanted him to know. I didn't expect him to like me back.