"I'm glad, too." Henry smiled, because he was happy. "I... um... You don't mind that I...called you my girlfriend, do you?"
He realized belatedly that he probably should have made sure that that was okay. But that was what he wanted, and he didn't think it made any sense to ignore that. He didn't just want a date, he wanted a relationship.
And he hoped Eileen did too, though he was pretty sure she did. They'd talked about the future, in a vague sort of way, with the assumption that they had one.