Elijah rose his brow. "I do love her.. as a sister. I honestly just worry about her being away from home, especially in a more delicate and emotional condition. I was hoping perhaps her sister Anne or someone could come for a couple of days so she would have someone familiar with her. And I suppose while I had hoped the father would want to be in the picture , he is far from reliable and I really don't want Alice to suffer in uncertainty. I am again sorry I let things get so upsetting. It was just.my worrying over Alice, but not in any romantic way. I would worry about anyone in the family if they'd been in such a similar distressed situation."