Coops's quiet for a minute while he turns her words over in his mind, deciding that he hasn't stayed in town for anyone else but because he just hadn't really known what else to do. The thought of leaving for a little bit, even if it's just a weekend trip to anywhere but here, had been something that had only recently come to him, and he realizes that it might be for the best but the fact of the matter is, he still has clients. He has a job, his own goddamn business, and it's not like he can just close up shop whenever he pleases because there aren't a whole lot of other places people can go for veterinary services like his.

He's checked the schedule, though, and he's got a pretty good chunk of clear time right after the new year. There are a few scattered appointments but nothing major, nothing that can't be shuffled around to a different day, and he's thinking he should take advantage of that before it gets too crazy. All he needs is more time, that's what he's been telling him. He needs more time to process what's going through his head, to work through the confusing shit that has come with getting out of that cave and being alone with his thoughts for way too long.

"I need to be away from Siren Cove," he says, practically a mumble because he's not sure he'd actually meant to say that out loud. Still, he can't take it back so he flashes April a wry smile. "Too many distractions here. I just need to clear my head or at least fill it with something else for a little bit. So consider yourself on vacation from work after the first, I guess."