[Hearing those words sends an odd ticklish feeling in his chest, one he's never felt before. To think he could actually make someone feel that way...]

...I could never imagine it.

[The words quietly slip out before he can stop himself, but he doesn't try to retract them. Instead he laughs a bit.]

Certainly not given our personalities, pasts, and everything else.

[Yes they both can be sweet on each other, but at their core they are complete opposites—and they certainly clashed a bit because of it with him always feeling like he had to play chaperone and make sure she didn't get into too much trouble. But maybe that's exactly how he ended up getting drawn in.]

Sure you won't regret it? You might find someone more compatible.