She nodded, making mental note of his suggestions. She'd at least heard of a couple of them, and she was likely more pleased by that than she should have been. The places for locals were all place she didn't think she'd heard of. Maybe she had, but out of context it was escaping her.
"Oh," she said when he mentioned dropping a hint. "No. I mean, he's not ..." She inhaled slowly. "He's not here," she said firmly as she pushed away the sorrow. She'd make up some lie, tell it to herself and then tell it to other people. Maybe she'd get away with it, if she minded her phrasing and didn't act like she was lying. She never could lie well though.
That, at least, was a truth. As far as she knew, James wasn't here. Even if he was here, right now, he'd be four. "But I'll look into the other places, when I have a bit of spare time to kill." Maybe she'd find someone to go with her, some local she might call a friend. She thought about asking Lee, but she didn't need company. She could entertain herself perfectly well alone. While she was somewhat leery of making herself a target, she reasoned she could defend herself just fine against normal people.