"Not that you aren't without a certain charm, but, sorry--I wasn't following you." She smiled, spreading her hands, what can you do?

She realized this was going to open the door to being asked what she was doing out here. Best to head it off. "Can't a girl just want some fresh air on a quiet street?" A quiet street nowhere near her home or place of employment. At ridiculous o'clock. Plausible, totally plausible.