[ She'd braced herself to have to deflect something, a question about if she was okay that she'd bat aside because it wasn't time for that—but that wasn't it.

For a second she's genuinely frozen by surprise. Her mouth opens, closes, and she takes a breath as she looks at the floor. Goddammit.

She doesn't let go of his hand, though she considers it for a moment. ]

...probably shoulda seen that one coming, huh.

[ Doesn't even deny he's right. By now, she's plenty aware of that, on some level at least. ]