Wow. Okay. Two seconds into the conversation and it was already awkward. Mao face palmed, feeling stupid. Maybe he should have, like, prepared for this. Made an outline like they forced you to do in school to plan out what he was going to say, and then practiced a little.
"Yeah, hi." He cleared his throat. Should he just jump right into it? So about Valentine's Day... That sort of thing?
He opened his mouth, then chickened out. "What's up?"