Avery froze. She had not expected Elliot to have guests over.
Elliot had never had the habit of inviting guests over, and because the others weren't speaking out loud, she had not heard them at all before she went downstairs.
Avery's face flushed three seconds after being stared at by the others and she immediately turned around to head back upstairs.
She had been quiet when she went down the stairs, but extremely loud when she headed back up.
Back in the living room, the others looked away.