It was the least I could do. [And really, when it was so obvious they really wanted this house... well. How could she be annoyed by the insistence?]
I... I was just- thinking. [Maybe in some other circumstances, she wouldn't feel so bad about it-- would even welcome the opportunity to talk about it. But now, when it only feels selfish, to be regretful about her own situation in the face of others' happiness?]