He pulled back to meet her gaze once more. He gave her a little smile. "'Course. I'm always okay when I'm with you." Perhaps it sounded cheesy, but he was being sincere. He wanted to say more than that, but he worried about it sounding silly, or worse, scaring her away. What if she didn't feel the same yet? He chose to fill the silence instead by gently brushing the hair away from her neck so he could kiss it.