Alister hesitated again as certain words wanted to voice themselves in his heart, and he had to stifle them away in order to prevent making even more trouble for both him and Jess then there already was. He wanted to tell her that he was sorry, that he wanted to try and make things work out between them again. He wanted to do something to get rid of that tiny gleam of sadness that laid hidden in her gaze, but he was no longer confident that he was even the kind of person that would be capable of doing such a thing.<br/><br/>Instead of saying those things, he simply nodded. "... Sure."<br/><br/>And with that, he stepped out of the door and shut it behind him.