Autumn jumped, nearly falling out of her chair. She didn't even have to turn around to know who it was. While she was extremely excited that he was here, she couldn't help but be embarrassed, because she must look absolutely ridiculous. She almost didn't want to turn around, because then he'd see the bruised, askew nose of hers. But she did anyway.
She wanted to smile at him, just to show him she was happy just to see him, and that he came, because she knew what it had taken. More time off from his important job. Having to book a flight at short notice. but... she was going to head off this attitude first, and he'd brought up a subject that wasn't really a happy one. Was she going to be honest with him? She supposed she should be. She knew by now that honest was the best way to go with him. She turned back to face forward. "Because it was the farthest away from Chicago I could get without leaving the country again." And the farthest away from you I could get. But she wasn't going to say that part yet, and she hadn't completely lied. Just omited. She was sure it was going to come out eventually anyway.