"Nothing horrible for me, just acting on an urge I've had since I was eight years old since she's much closer to my age here, but..." He shrugs and rolls his eyes. "Women, right? Or people you like in general. Trying to be romantic has its pratfalls."
The fact he'd done the socially acceptable version of secret admirer notes for the first half of February, but hadn't tried to overstep it probably has a BIT to do with it, but...
"Just means it wasn't supposed to be, and there's someone else there, doesn't it? Probably under my nose."