[ Playing hard to get implies that he's pretending at it, that he just wants to put Corry through his paces before he gives in. That's not it. Tim is drawn to people with confidence, but there comes a point where it slips into being cocky. He's laying it on too thick, not letting one compliment sink in before he offers another one. It strikes Tim as ingenuine and cheap. ]

Caught off-guard by the audacity, maybe. I'm sorry if someone told you that it's charming, but they're lying to you.

[ He doesn't leave. He was here first. Why should he? ]