[The pause isn't long, but it's telling. It hints at the conflict that his dark eyes hide so well, and she doesn't press. While she's willing to follow her friends into those dark places, she won't intrude. So she lets him change the subject, nodding a response]

Much better. Len's even stopped making faces when I leave the house. [well, not entirely. But it was near enough that she figured it counted]

How about you? What has you out walking in the rain? [for her, it was second nature. But there weren't too many others she'd met who actually liked standing out in it for longer than they had to]