Following up sounds good. Her connection to Pella could have registered once he saw her in person or possibly even right after their conversation. Just one of those moments of "Wait, who's Vanessa Kiel again...oh yeah. Pella's her legal guardian because her mother's dead and her father's a lunatic."
Vanessa sometimes practices gymnastics and ballet in the gym when no one's around (because who cares about having someone spot you when your injuries heal within a minute?). She's got 11 years of experience with both, so she'd rather not lose those skills.