If she were honest with herself, Alice hadn't been sure she would come, either. There was still a lot of anger and hurt in her over what had happened with Jake and Joey and it's subsequent destruction of her relationship. But in the days after the anger had led to physical violence on her part, it had slowly begun to dissolve into hurt, pain, and heartache at the realization of just what she'd lost... far beyond the romantic love she'd shared with Jake and into the friendship that had led to their relationship in the first place. She had loved Jake as a dear friend long before they had ever taken their relationship to the next level... A fact that Parker had reminded her of at their first meeting. She'd mulled it over for a really long time, and Jake's text had come just in time for her to really admit to herself just how much she'd really miss him.

"Hi," she said softly, her tone and posture both giving away just how tired she was. She missed Australia, and she missed her family, and above all of that, she missed the blissful ignorance of not knowing that Jake had cheated on her. Joey had pretty quickly disappeared when he realized it was Alice at the door. She wanted to apologize to him, too... That much was sure. But she figured it would be good to take it one person at a time and start with the one she'd been intending to marry. "Hi," she finally replied, meeting Jake's gaze with a mix of hurt and shame. "I... I didn't know Joey wasn't well... I could've come at another time." She paused, looking briefly around the apartment. "No, I don't want anything, but thank you. Honestly, I didn't necessarily want to come... But I did need to."