"I- er- well.. Uh." George tried to come up with a viable reason as to why he handed Mitchell the chocolates, Annie the flowers, and Nina the paltry card. "Well you see, I was out getting presents. Nina gets the card because, well... she likes cards." Yes that seemed reasonable enough, "Annie got the flowers because she likes flowers and can't eat chocolate."
George couldn't help the rather idiotic smile as it slipped into place. "And you got the chocolates, er... Well, because you can eat them and... I thought it would be nice." Yes, nice, that made sense. Sure there was a little raised pitch here and there, but he couldn't help the honest love in his tone.
Turning back to Annie "I don't mind. I'm going to go help where I can. But I'd really like it if we all met back here for dinner. I have plans to cook something nice, and romantic." He didn't hide the pointed glance to Mitchell.