[ Alan continues conversing with Emma until the conversation comes to a natural end and she says goodbye and leaves. Once she's gone and the room is silent again, he turns back to the bathroom door, only to find that Jesse has opened it and is standing there leaning against the door frame.
Almost instantaneously, Alan takes a step closer to her, pausing at the last minute, not wishing to get too far into her space if she wants to put some distance between them.
Emma's words are still plain in his mind, but he doesn't want to make Jesse uncomfortable by bringing it up. ]
Hey. [ He smiles with an ease that he doesn't quite feel, knowing that she's been on the streets and living rough. He has an idea, but he wonders if she'll refuse, simply because she seems like the kind of person who doesn't want handouts. ]
Sorry that took a little while. Hopefully you weren't waiting too long.
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Almost instantaneously, Alan takes a step closer to her, pausing at the last minute, not wishing to get too far into her space if she wants to put some distance between them.
Emma's words are still plain in his mind, but he doesn't want to make Jesse uncomfortable by bringing it up. ]
Hey. [ He smiles with an ease that he doesn't quite feel, knowing that she's been on the streets and living rough. He has an idea, but he wonders if she'll refuse, simply because she seems like the kind of person who doesn't want handouts. ]
Sorry that took a little while. Hopefully you weren't waiting too long.