Here's the question (and problem): In addition to the "ball
busting" in my second email, I also told her I liked her!
(a big faux pas, I know, but I never expected a reply!) She
had taught a class of which I was a student, and I made a
comment like, "Well I'm probably not the first of your
students to have a crush on the teacher." Now that the
cat's out of the bag, how do I diffuse this damaging
admission? I already sent her a reply email, in which I
poured on the cocky/funny, but I wanted to get your input
and hopefully I made the right choice by my reply.

Thanks Dave!