"No big deal. The only thing I knew about her was that she put extra caramel in my drink." After a moment passed without either of them saying anything, he added, "Well, that, and she had stupid hair."
The obvious tension filled the room, as oppressive and obvious as a weight on their chests, but Gar ignored it for the moment. "So it's probably my fault that... you know, stuff happened the way it did. I mean, it's got to be kind of weird, right? That I'm even thinking about dating again? I probably should have said something instead of just throwing it out there on my way out the door, practically."