He gave her a light smile. Was he alright? It had been a while since he had heard those words. He nodded his head. "I'm fine." He took in a deep breath, having not thought ahead to the possibility of conversation.
He looked at her, noting where her hand was, before raising his eyes to look into hers. "Sorry to disturb you..." he began, hoping she'd ease, "...I was just wondering if the cafe was a nice spot or not. You seemed focused on it."
Even though he didn't like it, he had always been quite good at lies.