Kelly freaking Clarkson. How had such an innocent question gotten them into awkward territory? She'd just been asking about his school! She didn't expect religion to stick its head in the middle of things! Better now than later, she supposed. I mean, what if they'd gotten all serious and then all of a sudden he realized she was Catholic and that they couldn't be together, and there was this epic heart breaking scene possibly involving her being left standing alone in a torrential downpour?
"I'm Catholic!" she blurted, eyes widening slightly after she realized it had slipped out. Word vomit. It would be the death of her.
Recover! Recover!
"I mean, I don't care that you're Jewish. I just- you know. I don't know if you care that I'm... not?"