It was a ton to take in. Like, a ton. His head was spinning, not the least of which was him seemingly stuck on the idea that she liked him. Liked him like he liked her. And god didn't he just feel like he was twelve, even thinking about it like that.
Then he was latching onto the thing where she'd killed someone. By accident! But it had happened. And he was reminded of when they'd first met, and how he realized that her powers were actually kinda terrifying.
And she kept talking and he was still trying to let the first parts sink in and everything got really, really confusing. She wanted him but she was leading him on? She liked him but she...er...he didn't know?
He blinked, and saw she was teary, and that made his heart hurt. He reached out and hugged her. For the moment, he didn't say a word, because he just saw that she was miserable, and regardless of anything between them, he cared about her as a person and seeing her this torn up was awful. His own confusion could piss off for a second, Nessie needed a good, old fashioned hug.