"That - that doesn't mean we can't still hang out and stuff," Zack said lamely. "I'm not, like... I mean I told him I'd gone out with someone. He knows I might still go out with someone else. If - if you wanted. But I know that you might not considering, well, everything and I'm sorry, I really am but I just..."
He took a breath and stopped rambling and stared down at his shoes.