James had been about to set a hand on her shoulder when she suddenly turned toward him like she was seeing him for the first time. Hadn't he heard her? She was sobbing pretty hard- maybe so much that she hadn't noticed him coming?
Hesitating for only a moment, he slowly wrapped his arms around her in return. "Uh. Bobs. Why don't we get out of the street, okay?" He gently helped her to her feet. "What's going on? Are you okay? Did someone hurt you?"