So you've probably been put in an awkward or uncomfortable situation at some point in your life. If you say no you're lying. Let's not pretend that it's never happened. Anyway, when put in this situation we do this thing called "dealing with the elephant in the room". I highly doubt that there is actually an elephant in your room but who am I to say there isn't. There are two major ways for you to decide how to handle these situations and this is my briefing of them.

Option 1: avoid it at all costs. Do not make eye contact, awkwardly shrug off answers, maybe hide in the depths of your couch cushions. None of these will make anything better but you may get the problem to disappear or go away. In all honesty, this isn't the best way to deal with things but by all means, you can give it your best shot.

Option 2: attack it head on. This can be tricky since normally you don't want to be in this situation anyway and fully confronting it can be scary. It can make things better, though. It will clear the air and make sure everyone is on the same page. Although this may be the harder option, this may be the better one in the long run.

When dealing with this "elephant" don't be rude or aggressive. You have to approach things with a calm relaxed attitude. My best advice is to inhale some helium and duke it out. That way it's funny and no one can be that mad at a person yelling like a hamster.