He murmured 'sorry' as soon as he realized she was having to tell him twice, and resolved to try to move past it quickly for her sake.

Unfortunately, that resolve was out the window once she started telling him. His expression went from concerned to horrified in a heartbeat. Hearing that apparently she met Ember was noticed and shoved down as unimportant. He rose a hand to his mouth, feeling like he was going to throw up. "Oh...Jesus. Jules, I'm- god, that's awful. I'm sorry." Tears were in his eyes as he stared at the ground, trying to clear the image. "Fuck."