'Thank you'? What was that kind of reply? She didn't want his gratitude, and she didn't want him to just acquiesce to her just because she demanded it. It grates at her, just the smallest bit, but she bites it down.

"I wanna be clear. I mean it. If somethin's goin' on, tell me. Don't bottle yourself up when you're anxious. Don't hide crap from me again."

Don't shut her out again. She doesn't know how to navigate this kind of talk. But she has to try, she had no other choice.