[Even if she doesn't give him a straight answer, her answer intrigues him. It makes his heart skip a beat, in the strangest way, as if he was glad to hear that she didn't outright reject those feelings. It swirls inside of him, and Ajax has to take a moment to collect himself and put his mind on the more logical track here.]

Hey.

[His hand falls on the side of her arm, looking downward at her with a sympathetic smile. He doesn't want to see her upset, feelings or not, over something that seems so out of their control.]

You didn't make anything weird. I was the one that kissed you, remember? I was the one that accelerated us into this situation. We learned a lot, so I don't see this as a bad thing at all. Chin up.

[Ajax's head tilts to the side, as if he were trying to catch her eye to get her to look up at him.]

We can head back, but not until we have a nice meal first. My treat.