His eyes go wide again, and he knows she can probably read him like a book. It's not that he's a coward... he's just a little... squeamish. It's gotten better over the years of dealing with investigating murders and all that - but vampires? Zombies? Yikes.

"I hope you don't think less of me for what I'm about to say - but... damn. That's pretty intense." His voice drops to a somewhat lower tone and he adds; "I guess an exceptional woman would live in an exceptional world."