"I get it," she answered, a touch too quickly. "Look, don't read too much into it anything. You're not interested, I got it."
What was it about this guy that made her act all stupid? She hadn't been a teenager for a long long time, she should be over ridiculous crushes like this.
She forced herself to take a step back, with as bright a smile as she could fake.
"See? No big deal. You're not irresistible you know."
Just the first guy she'd been interested in since splitting with Peter. No big deal, she'd get over it.
She did look self conscious as she gestured at Mal, while carefully not looking at him. "You might want to put a shirt on though."