She looked at Theo for a moment, and then closed her eyes and said nothing at first. She opened her mouth to speak, and then closed it again, and her eyes opened.
"I can't. It feels..too silly. But I think it's a good idea that I might try sometime," she said, finding herself feeling rather embarrassed and shy for the first time around a boy in a very long time. She felt her cheeks heat slightly and was glad to have the dim light so that he hopeful could not see.
"I think....I think you should ask me to study with you sometime, so that we can get to know each other better," she said, closing her eyes even as she spoke and then keeping them closed for a moment, "Because I would like that."