"There you are," she said as he began to smile, and she reached up to mess with his hair.
"Quite alright," she said, grinning over at him. "In fact, I'm actually surprised that it hasn't happened before now. In your defense, though, I should have told you that I was indisposed when you called my name."
She propped her elbows on her knees and then turned her head to look at him again.