He'd...laugh at that, if he could. But that'd be kind of mean-spirited; she is trying after all, as hopeless as it is. He has to lift his eyebrows at that, skeptical despite himself. Despite the obvious sincerity there.

After what he did to Alex - what they did to each other - why the hell would she think he deserves her attention, let alone her earnest support?

"You'd be the first."