He rubbed the back of his neck, self-conscious of the attention she was giving him. It was almost comical trying to define exactly how little experience he had with girls. There been precious few in his hometown, and then...there'd been little time for it otherwise. At least he assumed there had been. Much of his memory after leaving home was a haze, probably a side-effect of the Mako treatments, but if someone had touched his life the way Aerith had in so short a time, he was at least moderately sure he'd remember it.

A slight smile touched his lips at her giggle and at the swell in his chest and throat at the sight of her. He took in a sharp breath before clearing his throat and nodding. "Maybe I wanted to surprise you."

It had worked, if he was reading her right. "You look...pretty great." Smooth, Cloud.