She doesn't even know how much it mirrors for him. Sure, Alex was forward, didn't have much of a filter, but most of the people she's been around have been the same. But she's willing to do what she has to if it helps, if it does something. It will have been worth it, if it does.

"Doesn't have to be. I just figure if I can, I should. And I thought I might be able to." She shrugs, as if she's pretending to keep it light in a situation that is anything but. "I know I would have appreciated it, when I needed it. So maybe you would, too."