She didn't much expect him to actually read on the novels. It would completely go against his image. Though she would admit that if she ever found out that he would pick up a romance novel, she might actually be a bit smitten by that. It would be something she wouldn't even expect of him.
"Oh, no it's not that I don't want you too. I'm just curious what you could see now with me that you couldn't with anyone else?" it was probably stupid to ask but she would have liked to hear it.