Allegra tried not to screw and cover up her face and scream in frustration in relation to Cormac's response. It wasn't easy, but she managed to not let out much more than a slight grimace. It honestly didn't help that she still couldn't understand what was so hard to understand about what she'd said.
Allegra knew they'd been friends for a long long looong time and that maybe it was because of this that he found it difficult to comprehend what she'd tried to tell him.
"I..." she sighed, before taking a deep breath and soldiering on. "Look, I meant exactly what I said. And why else would anyone tell someone they like them??"