"Yeah. Me too." He was beaming, and still blushing a bit... up until she accused him of liking her. His blush intensified further, but before he could object or get defensive, she was already going into full mama-bear mode.

She... she liked him, too? What was going to be a counter-threat (seriously, very few humans ever threatened him and lived to tell the tale), quickly turned into more blushing and flusteredness. Sophie... liked him too? This wasn't just how she normally is? (Don't correct him, please.)

"No... no, I won't." He sheepishly looks down at the floor, at that.