Because it was nearly impossible for Zoe to believe people didn't want to talk to each other. She'd learn, eventually.
She wasn't letting him walk away because dammit, she didn't do anything to deserve the silent treatment. She hadn't been anything but nice to Gor.
Zoe sighed at his stuttered answer. "I did ask Nik," she told him. "His answer didn't make any sense. Probably because he, because none of your brothers know you very well. They didn't even know you were gay." Which seemed pretty obvious to Zoe.
And she shouldn't have said that. "Sorry, I didn't mean it like that," she apologized. "There's nothing wrong with it. But seriously, I don't think they really know anything about you. Because you don't let them. And that's bad. Because they really care about you, Gor."