[Just sorta... doesn't make eye contact as he shows her the book he had been reading, her name on the last blank page under 'Property of']

I apologize for not getting this to you sooner, but I found myself drawn into the story. [Which is saying something to him because he didn't read books that often.] I'll return it post haste, but I was wondering... Do you happen to have anything related to it that I might borrow? [Just... All the shame. His face is red as a cherry.]