He was always amused when she was mad at him or annoyed with him. Why would that change now? And of course the way that she was acting only helped to prove his point more. Her annoyance did just cover up the way she really felt about him. Haley was more than sure that her denial and her excuses weren't helping whatsoever. Still, that didn't mean that she was going to stop denying it at all.
"It was an accident!" she insisted. "And don't be so smug. It just makes you seem like more of a jerk." Truth was, he was a good kisser. But she wasn't about to admit that out loud! No, now was the time for more denial.