The pause on her end stretched longer. Part of it was the realization that she hadn't been the only one sort of flying by the seat of her pants with regard to backup or personal safety.

She wasn't sure, really, if that was reassuring or not.

But part of the pause was her giving careful consideration to her answer.

"...The Times isn't interested in publishing this kind of story. Don't worry."

He probably noticed the neat evasion of whether she would have written about it despite his request.