She might blush with embarrassment, so she did not meet his eyes when she said the last part. She didn't want to give him the impression that it was something she had in mind as well, since the last thing she wanted to happen was for him to feel that she was suggestive about anything.
She almost didn't want to ask about it because it was already very late which meant that this topic might give both of them ideas they would regret going into. It was already too late when she realized she should have brought this up tomorrow morning just for them to be in a "safer" space. All these thoughts had been going on in her mind for the brief pause that he also took in answering the question. Finally, she heard him clear his throat, so she looked on to him.
