He wants to ask whether that means she's not leaving. If it's academic. But he doesn't because he's still pretty sure she'd say no, and he'd have to listen to it.

On the other hand, she could admit that she's staying and then he could take her to bed.

But all he does is stare at her, saying nothing at all. He could tell her (again) that she's not going anywhere without his say so but somehow, thats not what he wants her to remember. That he stopped her. If he is stopping her.

...and now his thoughts aren't even making semse to himself and he tells himself he's never touching that Atlantean shite again.