Gilbert felt more than a little flustered still. He had never done anything quite so bold. He was blushing just a little as he looked at her. "I-I s-suppose I should not mind." Oh, for Rowena's sake. He was acting ever so awkwardly. Really, it was not like he had done anything very disconcerting. He just could not find a way to get around it without stuttering and blushing.
"Forgive me. I am acting strangely, I realize. I do not mean to be, it is just...I do not know how to be elsewise." He was doing his best not to fidget and act more uncomfortable than he already was. He really should be able to handle these things at his age. It was hardly like he was a child.