[He knows this sounds silly, and he honestly thought it would have been too silly for her to bother with, but she also is so determined that Rich doesn't want to make her back down, even if it's embarrassing.

So instead of protesting more, he gives her a shy grin, slightly pink in the face.]

I mean, of course I would have! I know we're good friends and we'd do that for each other. I just thought it'd be silly to bother you with a problem like that.