Then I am sorry for that as well. [ She's clearly not all there currently, and as the words slip from her lips with no proper filtering, she immediately regrets them. Hopefully, he doesn't think her tone aggressive or condescending; because she is genuinely sorry for possibly misinterpreting whatever he was apologizing for.

And she's not stupid, she knows what he means but she doesn't let herself acknowledge it because even after three long weeks alone she still doesn't know how to respond. On the plus side, she's so caught up in these random, babbling thoughts that she doesn't notice she's walking forward until she's already inside and he's speaking again. ]

I have been thinking a lot lately. [ She says, finally looking up to him with a faint smile finally curving the corners of her lips. ] I shall not object to it, so long as it will not keep you from your business.