[She nods, and pulls her hand back after another moment. She has a lot of trouble reading people unless it's really obvious, but she's getting the distinct impression that he doesn't want to talk about it anymore. So she shrugs and smiles at him]

What have you been doing the rest of the time, now that you're on leave? I've been, um... [She casts about for a second] Catching up? On reading? Oh! And I'm making a present! Another collage!