"Well, yes," he admits. Rubs the back of his head. He's not apprehensive, exactly, it's just... god, this is hard. He knows what he wants to tell her, but how is the hard part. Harder than he ever thought it could be.

Not much he can do but come out with it.

"It's been a year," he says after a moment. "You know, since you-- since we met."