"Well, given as much as I'm trying to flirt with you here, figured it was kinda obvious," he said looking down.
Direct approach right?
"You've somehow managed to bring out a part of me that I thought was long gone," he looks back up at her. "For the first time in a long time, I feel like myself again. The Xander I use to be. After the night we met, I couldn't stop thinking about you. Your laugh, your smile. Just the way you present yourself with such confidence. I like you Abbey. Really like you...And the only thing keeping me from telling you or showing you that is the little insecure Xander in whispering in my head. And I'm gonna stop talking now before I embarass myself any further."