[She does a small mmhmm of annoyance, left leg slightly kicking the leg of her chair again as an instinctive rabbit habit to convey how what he's saying is getting under her skin a bit. It feels dismissive, and while she wouldn't mind it were he anyone else, having someone you used to be in love with challenging you like this is...

It's not a nice feeling. And though she's moved on from feeling that way towards him, she still cared a lot about him.

Why are all the males in my life so secretive??]

Right, and I was busy too. Being kidnapped, you know. [She sets the glass of water down, hands on her knees, looking straight at Louis.] I knew you well enough to know I couldn't convince you to do anything. And I don't know, maybe I would have tried to find you and try to get you back home, but--

But you went dark on me before the meteor festival, and I hadn't heard from you since. Is it wrong that I wanted to talk to someone I cared about?