[He scratches at the back of his head and looks sheepish. It's not like he exactly acquitted himself well in that whole situation, but he's the one who brought it up, so...]

She bought me this huge box of cookbooks as a present. Well, I mean, at first she said it was for me, then she said it was for me and Gaius, so it's not like it wasn't awkward from the start, but...

[He makes a face and shrugs. Girls, right?]

I dunno, it's like getting your mom a new vacuum for her birthday or something.