"You'll probably say 'no,' and that's cool." Alex held up her hands in surrender before even finishing her thought. This was pretty obviously a bad idea for a ton of reasons, but she liked the guy. He was... what she or Jason might have been if things had gone differently. Which meant he could also become like her and Jason if things followed a familiar path, and she'd stop that if she could.

She counted off points on her fingers. "I know you're living on your own. I'm sure as hell not going to put you in a home. And I could really use socking some funds away for the future."