Despite his feelings, Sebastian couldn't help but smile a little at Melissa's reassurance. She wouldn't lie to him about something this important just to make him feel better. She really did believe in him. But the next thing she said made his face start to heat up. "She likes you?" The way she said that made him curious, but immediately he dismissed what he was thinking. Grace must have just appreciated his trying to help her.

Sebastian looked down at the floor and nodded his head slightly before looking back up at Melissa again, this time with a much wider, more confident grin. "Alright, I won't give up yet. I really do want to help her, I'm just afraid of screwing up again. Do you... Do you think I should go and talk to her? If I'm going to be continuing to help her, it would probably be better to go and apologize for leaving like that." 

He sighed, sitting back in his chair with a pensive look. "But... I have no idea how to start. Or what to say. You're a mind reader, what should I say?"