Annie had been waiting for the bus when the pebble had smacked off her shoe. She'd looked over and her jaw fairly dropped. Never had she ever seen anyone, man, woman, alien or whatever, look quite so downcast.
He wasn't hers, and it wasn't her thing to do, but damn if he didn't look like he needed a hug. "Alistair?" She tried not to sound like she thought he was a lost puppy, though - she knew guys grumbled.