It was a maybe on the leaving front. Just a stray thought. If her unhappy silence continued he would have fumbled and apologized but thankfully she caught up on the more important snippet of his thoughts. "She... uh. Remember when I said she was like family? I'm getting a little overprotective over her." A beat. "About who she dates." Another heavy pause. "And I didn't... express that... as nicely as I just did now." He winced as he looked at her, knowing this wasn't his most shining moment.
Every time she gave him a hint of a smile he could feel a grin sliding across his face. Yeah, any plans on leaving Bellum and its lovely resident were far, far from his mind. "Did you like it? France, I mean. And your classes." Of course she must've. French literature in France? Obviously she liked it. Why did he have to ask? "What's your major?" That was a better question.