Ellie blinked and regarded Alfie, a grin spreading. "Are you blushing, Alfie?" She couldn't remember how long it'd been since he'd last blushed and that made her wonder just what he'd been getting up to. "I think you definitely are. I think you haven't told me a lot."
And why did she what? Talk to Audrey? Ambush Audrey? Why wouldn't she? "Well Audrey's been kinda avoidy and then you've been off busy, so I cornered her first! And then I tried to give you time to remember that you wanted to talk and you never did, so here I am." Perfectly reasonable to Ellie.