Would you

"Iza… that's… I'm…" Sebastian was struggling on how to answer. Fearful that he would say something that would end up hurting her further. 

He was scared she would just up and disappear on him and run away again if he ended up uttering something that would worsen the situation. He still couldn't forget those times when he had said something that hurt her bad instead of making her feel better. So now he was really hesitant and careful on what comes from his mouth in a situation where she was very emotional.

But it seems his hesitation didn't do anything but worsen the situation as well. 

"I know we didn't start out great at all. What we have now, didn't start with love at all." Elle's eyes gleaming with unshed tears. "I know that… but the fact that it's Alyssa's heart that's within me is making me doubt and wonder if… if you would actually fall for me if I did not have it in me at all. It's what had initially drawn you to me the very first time, after all –"