[It was a good thing she didn't state that first bit out loud because it would have been a prime opportunity to sling some sarcasm. ..And why were we successfully reunited exactly? Maybe it was because I was where I was supposed to be!. Yeah, landmine skillfully averted. Considering his obstinate and caustic nature it was a wonder that Ann was able to see past it. Conversely for a technological genius he didn't have much in common with her either and yet in some strange way she brought him joy.]

I noticed that too.. [You know, when he went there looking for her. It was a subtle way of emphasizing all the additional hardships he'd endured because of her ghosting him for a week. The sad part was, that he had tried to get along with her friends in some capacity, he just wasn't very good at it. The most success he'd had with Haru, who he could relate to on some scale due in no small part to her similar background and affable nature.] They really didn't. [It had been an awkward place for her to be in trying to mediate between both sides]

Not with anything that can't wait. [Not keen on letting her out of his sight so easily again] .... [To this suggestion a smirk crossed his lips] .. and you prevented me from doing something similar a few months ago, now it will be with your approval.