She's uncertain at first...

The question hung in the air between them, punctuated by the camera held aloft between them. As was becoming the pattern, Jessie broke the silence first.

"You... want me to model for you?" Her expression was impossible for him to read due to his nerves.

"It'd mean a lot to me."

She gave him a strange look, one he couldn't figure out. "Leon, I'm sorry... but I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that for you."

"Oh." The disappointment in his voice must have sounded pathetic

"You didn't come to find me just for this did you?"

"Of course not!" Suddenly he wasn't so sure that asking her for this had been a good idea.

"If I don't model for you, will you try to find a different model? And go back to pretending I don’t exist?"

Stay calm. Tell as much of the truth as you can--while absolutely hiding the fact you kind of have the hots for her--and see how she takes it. The System said this would work. You just have to prove you don't have any ulterior motives. And you don't, because she's your sister.

"Listen, if I'm being honest... I hardly recognized you when I saw you on that gazebo tonight. I walked up to you without knowing if you'd even want to talk to me, or if we'd get along. Maybe we'd have nothing to say to each other at all." It wasn't easy for him to say this. He didn't like sharing his feelings with others. It always burned him.

He continued anyways. "And then we were talking, and... it felt nice, to be there with you." He risked putting his hand on her shoulder and offered her a smile. "We still hardly know each other, but I can say for sure that I want to keep getting to know you. If this whole modelling thing is going to get in the way of that, I'll scrap the idea. I can find another model, and spend time with you a different way."

"If you can find someone else, why'd you bother asking me in the first place?" That unknowable emotion still strained her voice.

“Because starting today I’m going to be trying my hardest to improve myself. My photography, and spending time with you, are part of that resolution. When we were walking home, it dawned on me that this could be the perfect way to do both of those things at once. And it sounded like fun!” Technically all true, he just didn't mention how beautiful he thought she was.

A thoughtful look spread across her face, but she seemed frustrated too.

"Look, I appreciate you telling me all this. It does make me feel a little better, but... can I trust you with something I've never told anyone about? Or... part of something, I guess? You’re the first person who has showed any interest in me for a long time, and I don’t want to hurt your feelings by shooting you down without explaining why. And I think it would take some of the burden off of me to finally tell someone.”