Daniel had never heard of it but he was too proud to say that. "Oh yeah, I heard about that. Just never got around to reading it". He pursed his lips nervously at the lie before adding, "But no time like the present, right? I'll have to drop by the library tomorrow to pick that up".
He stood there, having one of god-awful 'what-do-I-say-next?' moments before deciding to keep going with the book. "So...are you a big fan of Russian literature?" Like that wasn't the dorkiest thing to ask. No, Daniel she just picks up the odd Russian novel to put her to sleep, he thought sarcastically. "Sorry, lame question", he said sheepishly.