He just nodded as she stood and spoke, silently cursing himself as she walked off. He sat on the couch for ten or fifteen minutes, blushing and trying to cool himself off. She probably deserved an apology, he decided. Still, he really felt he had hit on something, and it was hard to push the part of him that was interested aside.
He eventually stood up from the couch and walked down the hall to her room, knocking before opening the door. "Can I come in?" he started cautiously.
"Amy, I wanted to apologize. I'm sorry if I offended you," he began as he opened the door wider. He paused for a long moment, then added, "but... I don't want us to be awkward after this. I want an answer from you on this. If I was way off the mark before, tell me and I'll leave it at the apology and never bring it up again." He paused again, trying to measure her face, "But on the other hand, if I wasn't far off, if you're... having the same problem I am not thinking about... something different between us, well." He shrugged, a little exasperatedly, "Well, if that's the case, at least let me tell you openly what I'm thinking." He looked in her eyes, waiting for her response. He knew her well enough to know that he probably wouldn't be able to drag her own thoughts out of her, but maybe this would pique her interest enough for her to at least encourage him to talk further about what his thoughts were.