Alcide's words get a sympathetic look from Gracie. He makes her heart hurt and she leans in to give him another quick hug. "I hope things do work out for you this time. You're a good guy, Alcide. You deserve good things." She wants those things for him too, and if she thought she could help him get them, she'd already be over there talking to Buffy. However, if Alcide has talked to her then Gracie knows that she'll probably only make things worse.

He does sound jaded, but he's, apparently, got reason to sound jaded. "I'll keep all my fingers and toes crossed for you," she tells him with a soft smile. "That's the saying anyway: the heart wants what the heart wants." She watches him fondly for a moment. "She's really dumb if she doesn't want you though."