"But I don't want to be-" And Maeko became impossible to enderstand there, mumbling something about 'stupid. stupid. stupid.'.
She wasn't quite willing to let go. Not becuase this whole thing wasn't awkward (because it was really, really awkward) but because of a sudden fear that the second she did Kozue would come along and god, Gendou had managed to make her paranoid about this. She maintained her vice grip.