He was confused, excited, scared, and shocked all at the same time hearing Dani respond to his awkwardness; though despite the realm of infinite possibilities on his mind all of this was something that he definitely didn't expect, in a good way. Nathan realized that she was still holding his hand, as though she had forgotten that she ever had been, and he didn't know what to make of it other than it felt nice. He knew that he didn't know this girl...and that more importantly she didn't know him, but there was definitely something about her that made him feel a little bit more comfortable; even in such a strange situation. He simply smiled at her, still blushing intensely, and nodded to her proposal that she would see him at the banquet. Then he was thrown off once again.

"I like you," Dani said to him softly, holding eye contact with him. He realized that she probably just mean [i]in general[/i], but it was so strange to hear those words come out of someone's mouth; especially when he was used to quite the opposite. Nathan retreated into his thoughts momentarily and even contemplated running away from this situation. She continued talking but his mind was moving far too fast for him to really be able to listen, though he heard her final question. "What is it about you?" She asked with a quizzical look on her face. He thought for a moment about how to answer her...he literally had no idea what to say; so he panicked...

"Uh...I've got to go." He explained frantically, pulling his hand from her grasp. "I forgot something...I mean in my dorm, I left something in my room I think." He could tell his words sounded like a bunch of bull shit, but it was the best he could come up with on the spot. He stood there awkwardly for a second more before taking off in the opposite direction from the bathroom, heading towards Summers Hall.