[ yeah, consider him surprised to find out that he appears to be somewhat successful in reeling her in. having her not pull away or respond negatively to his touch is a reaction he doesn't normally get in situations like this, and as such, he can't help but show the confusion on his face at that very moment. ]

Yeah, yeah. I know. Doesn't mean I have to be fucking happy about it, but... [ his hands retract, taking a drag of the cigarette she provided before blowing it up into the air. Bigby goes back to leaning against the monitor, knowing he can't put his focus on that when he's trying to make sure Nerissa doesn't have a freakout. ] ... things are going to be different, though. Again. And if I somehow got a chance to start over last time, you should probably give it a try yourself.

And who knows? You might actually like it.

[ he's stubborn. she should know this of him by now. ]