"Okay, whatever is it you're holding back right now, just get it over with," he said, having a feeling she was holding out on something that she wanted to do or say in welcoming. Maybe she'd been here for a while on her own and she was just glad to see any face that she recognised.
"Yeah, that's true," he said. "I'm a lemonade vendor," he said, rolling his eyes. "I need to find a way to make that job more interesting."