The reaction she gives him is way better than he could have hoped for. She scoots closer and Alcide feels like she's genuinely understanding how complicated his feelings for Sookie are right now, like she understands why he stayed knowing what he knew, why he needed to tell Buffy because he needed her to know that he isn't that guy.

Of course, then she mentions dating a vamper back where she's from and that reminds him of Sookie and Bill, Sookie and Eric, Sookie and Will - basically everyone that Alcide came a close second to. And isn't it just his luck? Here he is, having an undefined thing for Buffy and repeating the same stupid shit over and over again. God, he so dumb.

"Datin' a fanger, huh?" What is his life? He kind of wants to go to the wall and bang his head against it. "Maybe he'll show up here."

Alcide draws in a deep breath and sits up a little straighter, hands pressing into his thighs. "I've probably bothered you with my shit long enough."