"Hahaha, well, I guess that's something," she admitted, still smiley awkwardly. "Glad to know I'm still in the running. I was starting to think... well,..."

It was poorly worded, but she hoped he understood what she meant: she liked knowing he was open to it and not bent on, say, marriage first. Not that she ACTUALLY wanted to do anything with him seriously. She hadn't planned that far ahead. There was an envelope that needed pushing, so she just went with it without thinking too hard about it.