Baby steps, he reminded himself, when he felt the urge to roll his eyes at Evie. Still, he couldn't help himself: "You could have come visit me anytime." While technically true, it was ultimately a lie: he barely bothered to update his family on where he was living at any given time. Had Evie tried to come visit, he would have invented a thousand reasons why he couldn't host her, too. But Jack didn't have the courage to admit any of that, so he ushered Evie out of the apartment.