[Oh no, now his awkwardness was making Bulba feel awkward. That was just great, Vinnie. You were great. Embarrassed by the lack of grace in his own responses, his face began turning even redder. It was obvious that it'd taken Bulba a long time to tell him this, and now he was just fucking it up.

He desperately wished he had something to do right now, something that would at least keep him occupied enough to let his mind sort out what it wanted to say. His gaze fell down towards his drink, which he stared at intently.]

Sorry. I kinda suck at this...

[Vinnie took a deep, long drink - one that looked like he was just trying to inhale the whole thing in one breath instead of enjoying it. He managed about a quarter before he had to start chewing all the pearls. The task seemed to help, a little.]

I... haven't thought about relationships since forever. [A confession, and an uneasy one.] I barely remember the last time I even had a crush. Even longer since I had a girlfriend.

[The tone in his voice was certain he couldn't make a good boyfriend. He didn't even know how to be a boyfriend. When even someone as timid and awkward as Marie could acknowledge what his heart wanted and Vinnie couldn't, well... he didn't know what it said about him.]