[ Alone, or feels like he's been alone? Maybe even Alan doesn't know the difference. Maybe being with Jesse feels as special as it does because it's her, but also because he's missed ther that much.

He rubs his hand against her back once, but he knows he wants to do more. He keeps rubbing her back, but his other hand slides around to her front and fingers ghost against the side of her breast. He doesn't curl his fingers around it, just simply rests them there, ready to pull back at a moment's notice if the touch isn't welcome.

His expression turns thoughtful as he considers what he's been doing in an effort to find his way home once more. ]

Not really town to town. It's complicated, really. There's... Well, it's like an old shirt that's worn thin. Sometimes there's spots in the world that are kind of worn thin too, I think. [ A lot of this is just guesses on his part, but it kind of makes sense somehow. ] This town seemed like a good place, or a convenient one.

[ I never thought I'd end up using an entire town for something like this. I'm hoping everything goes back to normal after... well, after I'm done. Whenever that is. ]