"I was still in Africa after that mess with the Praxian ruins turned vampire ruins. You had taken back off to make sure the children hadn't made a complete mess of your house while you were away."
Oh yes, he noticed. She won't look at him. That's telling -- very telling. Because she knows that he can read her, can detect a lie in her better than anyone these days, and will know if she's fibbing to him. Question was, did she want to lie to him or did she have to?