"Um?" He was floored. Damn stupid Dean. He'd probably said it as a joke, but Anne was so literal that she thought...
"Well...I'd like to be," he admitted, in all honesty. "But I think we need to get to know each other better first, don't you?" He bit his lip and hoped it was the right thing to say to her. He felt funny, like he was sort of turning her down again. He squeezed her hand for reassurance.