"Um. So. I like you a lot." He already knew that. "I, um. Well, you know how we. Argh." She was already blowing it. Awesome. "Aedan, I don't want to make this sound like it's less major than it is. I love you."
She'd meant to keep going, but they hadn't told each other that before. She should probably pause for a minute and let him digest that before she threw more at him.