Not so much a surprise as she was taking advantage of being there since she needed to be. Not that she was going to say any of that to his teammate either. "Something like that yes."

At the mention of her youngest brother she smiles tightly. Gaara wasn't quite himself right now. But seeing as Lee wasn't either...well he should understand that easily enough.

"I'm not sure he'll be doing much visiting this trip. He's sort of like you at present." And given that Lee was a friend and Konoha was generally more welcoming to Gaara she saw little reason to protect that fact nearly as fiercely as she did in Suna. People here were far less likely to try and take advantage of him not being one hundred percent himself here.

"I..." Oh boy had that question taken her by surprise. And as she mulls over the sentence again she has to wonder if Lee is trying to warn her off dating Neji. "I like to think I am doing that." And she can't really help how her thoughts travel back to January and his surprise visit to her quarters in Kiri. She shrugs, " He at least seems happy when with me."