Alyssa gave in to her impulse and let her eyebrows shoot up at his pause. That was a clear tell that he was considering his words, and it made her more determined than ever to find out what he was hiding -- and if it had anything to do with how slowly he had moved outside.
"Does that mean I won't have to wake up to paperwork because you finished all the reports while I was gone? That was really sweet of you. You must have been bored out of your mind."