[Jolt was having a harder and harder time trying not to say something stupid, or make her think he was weird. At least, that's how he perceived it. So far she gave no indication that he was screwing anything up, but he felt it, and that made it all the worse. He looked at her smiling face, and felt his heart skip a beat. It had only gotten worse now, and he wanted so much to just blurt out his feelings. But he had to play it cooler than that. This was just another challenge to conquer. He could do this. Well, he wanted to wait, but he would probably explode if he held it in any longer, so here went nothing...]

Totally. Hey, um, on that note, there's something I kinda wanted to talk to you about.

[He tried his best to remain confident and perky, but he had such little experience in this area he couldn't help showing a hint of nervousness. Inside he was totally kicking his own ass.]