"It's fine," Ileana assured him, "You have good reason to be preoccupied lately. I just would prefer to be kept in the loop when stuff is going on with you, okay? I do wonder how you are too, you know."
Leaning in to Cole's side a little, Ileana sighed inwardly. She wanted things to be better for them, but she wasn't sure if it could if they couldn't figure out what to do with this person still following Cole around. The idea of the vacation was starting to sound like a better idea every day. Grinning at Cole, she told him, "Sounds good. But honestly, I'm just glad to have some time with you.."