Alcide can understand that. He misses his people too. But it's also complicated in that his girlfriend had just run off with her ex... again, after lying to Alcide. Too bad they couldn't be apart on better terms. Deep down, in those secret places that are hard to really take a gander at, he knows, and has always known, that Sookie would run back to Bill. Maybe it's better that he's here now. If only he felt like all of himself, his wolf as well, were here.

"Just me far as I can tell." He shakes his head and smirks lightly. "Maybe that's a good thing." He's better off as a lone wolf anyway. That much is true.

"I'm from Louisiana, Shreveport area." The deep South, which is probably obvious at this point. "Used to live up in Jackson Mississippi. Been more South of that for awhile though. Own a construction company that works all in that area. What do you do back in Happy Harbor?"