"I was home," he admitted. He hesitated, wondering how much to tell her before deciding on honesty. "I'm fine now. There were some things I needed to work through."
He turned to look at her directly, his face carefully neutral. "Where were you, if you weren't at work?" He didn't add You don't look as if you've been on a vacation. Beauty looked anything but relaxed, as one should be after days of sleeping late and self-indulgence.