The daring version

Asking, "Mark, what are you saying?"

He retracts his hand and puts it in his pocket. I hoped I wouldn't have to say it again.

I continue, straightening my posture, "I'm not trying to be stupid, but I honestly have no understanding what you're saying.

It's now his turn to ogle the horizon. I've never shared a lady before, and I'm aware that I can be a snobby jerk, but I'd be prepared to do it for you.

My brows crease in perplexity. I could never have imagined this from anything Mark could have ever said to me. Why are you so certain that I want to...