No, there definetly wasn't a nice way to go about saying that. Nicky didn't know whether he should just relax and let himself be comfortable so close to Justin, or if he wanted to run screaming from the room. All so new to him, it was just overwhelming, especially since he'd never paid that much attention to either sex. So, he chose a medium ground. Nicky was tense, but didn't run screaming from the room, and he didn't pull away from Justin.
And yet, he still wanted to know, despite the warning. "I don't think I've ever known you to be modest about such things.."