Owen nodded and glanced briefly at her hand covering his. It felt like they would be okay, and that was all that mattered to him. He would have hated for his revelation to make things awkward between them. "I guess I wanted it to be a surprise," Owen admitted with a laugh. "I was afraid if I even uttered the word 'date', things might get weird. In hindsight, I probably should have warned you, so I'm sorry I sprung this on you. All of it."