[ There's a part of him that's almost afraid to speak to her. What if he says the wrong thing? What if he reveals too much information? There are so many ways that this could go wrong, and if that happens, then he risks jeopardizing things for this version of himself and Jesse too.

But in spite of that, he can't ignore the desire to be closer to her too, even if she isn't the Jesse that he knows from his branch of the timeline. At the very least, he wants to guide her along if he can. If he can tell her something that helps her in her journey, then this will have been worth it. ]

First, even if you feel like you're not helping, don't even think that. You are helping by just being there.

[ He wishes he could stop there, but that would be setting her up for disappointment.]

But there's more to it than that. [ And that's the part he's not finding easy to talk about. ]