"Yeah, I mean... I was half-expecting the 'let's just be friends' speech." He shook his head. "It seems ridiculous now, but... I couldn't tell if you were really interested or just nice. You're just such a... warm and kind person, I wasn't sure."
And he was Henry, who never had much luck with women because he was too much of a hermit and probably had never paid his girlfriends as much attention as they deserved. But he wasn't going to make that mistake with Eileen. Not a chance. She was different. He wanted to be with her, for as long as she'd allow him to share in her life.