[He quickly takes half a step back, rubbing at the back of his neck as he tries to compose himself, his face only just now starting to cool.]

Yeah? I'm-- I'm real glad you like it.

[It's a huge relief, honestly.]

There's other stuff in there, too. Cookies, and some chocolate. I dunno what Christmas is like where you're from, but back home, we--

[Okay. Here goes.]

We just give gifts to the people who are really special to us. So I wanted to do that here.

[He's never been able to come out and plainly tell someone that he likes them.]