Luke did not want to keep in mind how old Rey was, because the math there was a different kind of embarrassing. Luckily, she was distracting enough that he could focus on her question.

"It's embarrassing because I'm not," he insisted. "I shouldn't feel... giddy." And maybe giddy was over-stating it, but it was as close as he ever thought he might get. But he was pretty sure he was smiling stupidly as she carded her fingers through his beard, enjoying how the coarse hairs caught on her skin, tugging gently.