"Not at all!" Bobby was also clueless about dating routines, and had she tried any on him he would have been confused. For instance, if she had been late to make him desperate to see her, he'd have thought she didn't like him very much and had forgotten about their date. And if she'd shown up early to catch him off guard, he'd think he'd forgotten and then he'd feel terrible. So all in all, it was good that neither of them really had any idea what they were doing.

"Oh," he said, remembering with a faint blush his mother's very strict instructions. He vanished from the door for a moment and returned with a rose stem. "This is for you."