Caleb's eyes met Ambrose's and he could see the pain behind them.  He understood then that Ambrose hid behind his emotions in order to prevent anything from breaking through.  Even when it came to affairs of the heart, but Caleb wanted to let him know that he didn't blame him for any of it, he didn't, he blamed himself for what happened.  He shouldn't have gotten so out of control, he shouldn't have taken what Ambrose had said so direct.  He could relate, he was supposed to be on break from relationships, and here he was trying to fall back into one.  He would have to work hard to keep his promise of no relationships, but there still remained the part of him that felt something between Ambrose and him.  As Ambrose spoke after their eyes met and emotions were released, he couldn't help but feel bad.  He had done this, he had done this to Ambrose and it hurt to realize.

"Ambrose, I want you to know that it's not your fault.  What happened was not your fault.  I don't want you blaming yourself for what happened, do you understand?" Caleb began as he tried to give a reassuring smile.  "Sometimes I wish it were all a dream too, but then I realize that I wouldn't want to wake up and not have met you."  Caleb sighed and tried to stand up, but he realized that if he tried there would be more pain and he wasn't ready for that yet, his body had just come down from an episode and he didn't want to put it through another one so soon.

"If you want to get stronger, I will help you I will teach you," Caleb said with a soft sigh of relief from the subsiding pain.

"Actually that's not a bad idea.  From now on I think it's best if we travel in pairs.  It's less likely to attack if we are in pairs," Sam spoke up causing Caleb to look over at her with a raised eyebrow.

"But I don't want to interfere in Ambrose's normal routine," Caleb said turning back to look at Ambrose.

"Would you mind Ambrose?" Sam asked, "By the way, I spoke with Alex and as much as he hates you right now Caleb, he really hopes you fully recover and he is on board for stopping it.  I think Ariana works best with him so she could pair with him, and Jeremy and I work well together so we can pair up.  You two are already close...." Sam stopped talking realizing she had interfered in their time and sighed.  "I'm sorry," she added turning back to what she and Ariana were working on.  

Caleb was about to reply when Sam apologized and he closed his mouth.  "It's really up to you, I'm not going to force you to do anything you don't want to do.  I don't blame you for anything and I sure as hell don't want you being alone after what you experienced."

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