Rose laughed--she was doing that a lot with him, she realized. Oh, ridiculous. He could probably start quoting Dane Cook and she would still giggle. "Could be that, yeah. Had to get used to constant embarrassment."
"You could always try to build up to it casually. Maybe start with some vigorous humming," she said, grinning. "Are you from Texas, too?" she asked. He didn't sound it, but you never knew.