Edward stiffened, but not enough that she'd noticed since he'd been sitting so still already, but her words hit on a deeper note.

Instead of letting it stay, he moved his hands, shifting the ship so they followed the direction he was given into a garage and to a place where they could set the ship down. Edward's mind was elsewhere, even as saw her, felt her, staring at him so clearly still.

It took about half a minute to clear the muddle his mind became.

"I doubt you would chose to be alone for long," he said quietly, thinking about her tenacity with people, also those excluding himself, already shown.