That was a smart answer, you can tell he's not totally opposed to seeing Beth & Daryl in the romance aspect. I think he's trying to say he didn't see it as the "oh it's just you and I left, let's hook up". I'm not the shipper type, so with that said while watching this episode I definitely seen a HINT of something 'more' with these two. It's funny he says he wants Daryl to do romance awkwardly, and Beth & Daryl were totally awkward in 4x12 and 4x13 lol