He felt her eyes, for a moment. Felt her look away and back, again. (And it took a moment to register that he had been called by his first name. Took a longer moment to show that he had acknowledged it. A faint roll of the shoulder, and nothing else.)

"I decided to break from reading," And it was honest. He hadn't expected to go unquestioned. He supposed it was odd timing, on his behalf. "I had went for tea, originally."