Alois had known something was off from the text, but he hadn't expected all of this when his best friend opened the door. At first glance, he could tell the other had been crying recently, and he felt a stab of pain go through his heart. Had someone died? Did he have some kind of horrible news to share? Honestly, he was too scared to ask what was wrong, afraid of what horrible answer he might get in return. Thankfully, or maybe not so thankfully Zachary had choked out what was wrong and then completely lost it. The alpha was a lot bigger than the boy in the doorway so when he leaned into him Alois struggled for a moment to not go falling into the ground.<br/><br/>Carefully he moved inside of the home so that they weren't just standing outside. The news was bad, but it wasn't nearly as horrible as his mind was imagining. Guiding Zach to the couch he carefully sat down and let the man cry. Alois just sat, rubbing his back softly as his words wouldn't be much comfort at the moment. He knew the pain of losing a lover, and sometimes just letting it all out was a good starting point. "It's okay," He finally murmured when the other apologized.<br/><br/>"I don't work tomorrow so I'll stay the night with you if you want," Normally he'd make some snarky remark about the nickname 'Lo', which he despised after the very first time Zach had decided to plaster it onto his forehead. He let it slide this once as snarky wasn't the attitude of comfort that the alpha needed right now. "Do you want some water? It helps," His tone a gentle whisper as his eyes danced around the kitchen.<br/><br/>He really couldn't wrap his head around the fact that Zach's lover had just left. It made him a little angry to see his best friend so heartbroken over a beta who didn't even deserve him. Zach was probably one of the few truly good alphas in the world, and if that beta didn't want it see that then fuck him.