[ His honesty and embarrassment makes her more relaxed again, and she conceals an actually affectionate smile with a sip of her drink before poking his shoulder and responding offhandedly. ]

You're the one who made it weird. Don't ask someone if you're dating if you don't know what you want the answer to be.

[ But after a beat, she feels the need to give a real response too. ]

...It doesn't sound bad to me either. If I thought it did I wouldn't have come out. We can see how it goes.