Eddie responds to the halfhearted glare by just staring at her for a moment, blinking before snorting as realization hits him. Had she had something of a bad reputation? It seems so. He doesn't quite recall much about it, however.

"Caroline, I doubt I cared about your apparently tarnished reputation then, and I certainly don't care now." He shakes his head with certainty. His indignation that he would has cut right through the awkward nervousness, at least.