Lou inhaled sharply, quirking an unforgiving eyebrow at him that signaled she was not quite amused by his attempt at humor. "You know what I mean Ephraim." Nope, she had no time or desire for anything other than the truth at this point in time. She'd had to cut to the chase in order to even ask the question that had dread settled in the pit of her stomach like a stone and she needed him to answer her wholly before she sunk completely with the weight of it.