Okay, so the continued lack of response was really starting to make Nike nervous. She had literally never been in this situation before. Yes, this had been a bad idea. She should have kept her mouth shut. But when he grabbed her hand she felt a little less anxious.
Oh, hey! He said something! Maybe not what she was expecting, but it wasn't a rejection. "Neither did I," she said. Nike never thought she would ever admit to loving someone (her siblings didn't count because that was a given). "Contempt?" she joked. Probably not the best time, but she still felt a little nervous.