He seems nervous again. If even Cho can tell, then it's bad. She considers the possible reasons for this. "When you were trapped before, did you kiss them, or did you wait until the barrier went away on its own?"

Or did he kiss only one of them? Is the prospect of kissing her making him nervous because he doesn't want to? "We can wait for it to wear off if you don't want to kiss me, Kieran. I won't be offended if you'd rather do that. I promise."