"I'm very good at running, but in this instance, I feel somewhat compelled to stay," he said. He was rather glad that she had decided to stay. He got this sense there was a lot more to this woman that just some small girl from Boston and he was rather intrigued to find out more.
"Yes, she tends to do that," he said. "How about a drink?" he asked. "And then we can get back to this you think I'm cute thing," he said, grinning at her.