To be fair he's not around much between cutting class, picking fights and trying to solve a serial murder case. Mostly when she sees him it's to pick him up at the police station.
"Yeah, I guess so. But it still seems kinda weird. Unless this is one of those adult things people always you'll understand when you're older or whatever." Personally he thinks saying stuff like that is crap. It's just an excuse people use when they can't really explain something.