"Oh, ah, yeah. Those. Well, they were and they weren't. They couldn't be, really. But, well I guess they could, ah...yeah." It was best that he not try and explain himself. Every time he tried to do that, it always seemed to get him in to some sort of trouble --- or kidnapped by crazy anti-mutant terrorists. He could handle the trouble, but was hoping to stay clear of the latter. He didn't want to have to go through that again.
"Well, I don't know. I guess -- do you want to? Are you interested?" Because if she wasn't, well then he'd just do his best to forget about it. It would be awkward, of course, but he would manage. He'd done that with Rogue, sort of. And then there was the awkward thing with JP and, yeah. He didn't want to think back on his prior relationships and flings.
"I can make you a rose made of ice if that helps," he joked, snickering under his breath.