[He's not about to play stupid and try to stall for time, like he hadn't been thinking about just this issue for days, now. He doesn't want to break the contract, but what if she does? She wouldn't say so, in all probability.]
[Regardless, maybe it is the right thing to do. If they're not going to be speaking, then it's just awkward to have the forced connection.]
[Right...]
You don't have a preference? [The coward's way out, he knows. But he's still trying to sort himself out, how can he decide something this significant?]