[He nods, but finds himself at even more of a loss than before. He doesn't know what he's supposed to do, what he can do, and he awkwardly lays a hand against her back to try and offer comfort.]

... yeah. Yeah, I did. Wouldn't have been good enough to give you otherwise.

[And giving a girl a gift on Christmas Eve? He's never done anything like that before. In fact:]

I've, uh-- never given a gift to a girl before. I wasn't sure what would be... good.