His indecisiveness wasn't helping. She really didn't want to be the one to make the choice, and it seemed to be leaning that way at the moment.
"What if we..." She paused. Big things were about to follow whatever she decided to say next. "What if we go on a date, and see what happens?" That way, if nothing came from it, then they wouldn't waste their time telling Calvin. And if something came from it, then at least they knew they didn't just rush into something. Right?