Re: Eric and Nell - right after Troy and Nell's set
He wanted to say yes. It was the truth. There was a lot that - in his mind - was wrong with it. Not that he could rationally support such a thing and there was no real way he could say yes without sounding like a complete moron. That didn't change the fact that he wanted to say yes.
"No, no, of course not, why would there be?" he asked. Coward? Oh definitely, but he didn't want her angry, he wanted her smiling again. Even if he'd hoped that the song-list they'd worked out was more than just a coincidence. For a while he had thought that maybe...
"I'm glad you had fun. That was what I was hoping for when I suggested it."