"Nothing." And now her throat is tight and there are real tears threatening to fall. All over again. She has to do this all over again and it's not any easier. This Michael and her, they don't have the same history, which means there's nothing for him to fall back on and she knows this.

She knows she can't fix all of what's broken in Michael Guerin but the least she can do is not put him through this, right?

Except here she is doing it. Again.

"You made me so happy," she says. "But I thought he could make you happier."

Things are different here. She wants things to be different here. If Alex is with someone else, then maybe she's wrong. Maybe they circle each other like planets in orbit because they're stuck in their own circle of Roswell and can't break free.

But maybe, too, she's right, and they're still each biding their time until the other is ready.

"I'm sorry."