Elijah left the 'couple' alone because he thought he was invading their space and his wife would probably kill him if he caused his son to break up with his girlfriend. Belle was not able to correct this misconception because she was still not over with the thought that she was Eli's girlfriend.
"Sorry about that," Eli said and placed the food on the table before putting away the books that he bought for her. "I didn't expect that my father would come and talk to you. I mean, it is my fault."
Hearing his last statement, Belle looked at him at once and confusion was apparent on her face. She could not understand how it became his fault. "Did you do something?" she raised because she started to feel that she might be missing some points in between. Observing his gaping mouth as if he wanted to say something more, Belle took a deep breath and sighed. "I'll listen." She encouraged.
That was all that it takes.
