"You know, I was so shocked that she said yes, I didn't even question it until later," he admitted, "And just getting her to say yes was kind of a chore. I mean, I made a really lame crack about having a footrace, and if I won, I'd take her to dinner, and she uh. She took it seriously. So then I had to explain myself and just ask like a normal person."
Even though it was embarrassing? Gus wasn't too self-conscious about it. It really was funny, and Marion just didn't seem like the sort of person to take any of it personally. If he didn't know better? He'd think she hadn't been on a date before in her life, and had no idea what it was.
"Not encouraging," he pointed out, slapping his stomach again, "So I better have something more on offer than my rapier wit."