Of course Lily would respect it. But she would come back some other time, when there was no excuse of a crisis, and all it would be doing is prolonging the inevitable. She appreciates that he's humoring her at least, and nods to his inquiry.

"Please," she says, in lieu of a thank you like she might usually, skirting that issue entirely.

She'll trail after him to the office once he starts, unwilling to beat him to his own space. She feels like her own thoughts are choking her, but she shoves them down for the time being.