His initial reaction would have been to say something along the lines of 'OF COURSE I came' but in the end Jeremy decided against it. He had just considered leaving again so it wouldn't have been completely true if he said that. Instead, he simply smiled at Kimber and with a small shrug replied, "Well, I am here." Obviously.

Talk? Oh yes, he had been hoping that too...and dreading it at the same time. "Well, we...can do both? Talk while we get those books back into their shelves?" Yes, he was trying hard to ignore the awkwardness and just go on with life as usual. Not that it was working too well but at least he was trying. Kudos for the effort.