"Again? You mean she dared you to kiss her a second time?" Percy's eyebrows went winging upwards. "I'm no expert, of course, but it sounds like she's not certain of what she wants. Or perhaps she's afraid of what she wants."
He reached over and gave her hand a pat. "Don't despair. If you start despairing, I might start, and then we'll be nothing but a miserable pair of despair."