She might be holding them back but he can feel it. After all that ache in his heart is just as fierce and he thought he could ednure that kind of pain better after the things he'd done. Alisa's heart was even larger than his even if most people couldn't realize it from interacting with her.

He met her hand with his and raised it up to his lips pressing them softly to her smooth skin before peering back at her.

"I'm sorry. You know you don't have to come to the station with me, right?" He was offering her that at least.