She didn't back up when he stepped closer, but she didn't do anything to encourage him to come nearer.
"Not that you don't already know, but there were notes for a lot of stories besides that one, and I don't know why you felt the need to take it anyway. I already promised you I'd kill the story."
She looked over at Jeannie with a raised eyebrow. The little blonde was smiling. Why was she smiling?
As much as Lois didn't believe that Dean had the notebook, she still ventured a quick pat down of his pockets, hoping against hope that it would just be there and she could be done with all of this weirdness.