Part of Alister's mind half expected Jess to suddenly lunge out and start demanding that he start letting her know what was on his mind, however, when she just gave him that disappointed look of hers and asked if there was anything else he needed to know, she put him through feelings far, far worse then annoyance and frustration. "... No, I think I've pretty much got everything covered." He shut his eyes at that point and took a deep breath, finding his words to come even closer to the tip of his tongue then ever before.<br/><br/>...............................<br/><br/>Jillian nodded lightly in agreement with Anastasia's assessment about love and hate. "Yup, that's just about the gist of it, isn't it? Isn't it... like... Karmic balance or something like that? Can't have a life that's a total pleasure cruise, but it's kinda hard to live a life where you're just getting dumped on nonstop at the same time."