Realizing that her reaction was probably out of proportion to how well she actually knew him, Padma paused and told her heart to stop racing.
"No, he didn't offend me; we were just talking at the party. I find him... interesting." Oh, what the hell. "Attractive, even. I struck up a conversation, but he seemed nervous and confused, and then toward the end he left sort of abruptly. I was just wondering if you knew whether he was shy or just... not interested."