Jack smiles a bit, unfazed by the reply. "I know... you didn't trust me in the alley, either."

Which is something of a half-step backwards, the teen thinks. They hadn't exactly been confidants, but Jack had not sensed mistrust from the man before.

"But that's all right," he continues. "Trust is like belief, you can't force it. You'll just break it if you try. But at least you didn't lie this time, so I'm happy anyway."