Caleb pulled away from her and looked down at the much shorter girl in front of him. The poor thing looked broken from all of the events that led her to this moment with him, as if to acknowledge her unspoken complaints, he nodded softly with a solemn expression on his face. He spoke quietly: “Go get some sleep. Long day tomorrow.” He opted to get a glass of water and sleepily walk back to his room, forgetting to close the door behind him before diving into his bed and almost immediately drifting back to sleep. 

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Caleb’s alarm woke him up at 8:00 AM, but after snoozing once, he eventually got up and groaned as he rubbed his face. He wasn’t ready for what was lying ahead of him that day, but he didn’t have any other choice but to get it over with. Jimmy would have wanted him there. 

He hopped in the shower first, only taking about five minutes before getting out and wrapping a towel around his waist. Next, he moved to the guest room door and knocked lightly. “Lola?” he whispered as he creaked the door open and moved his body in slightly. “Time to get up. Guest bathroom shower, if you need it.” He closed the door once again and headed back to his room to get dressed in the one suit he had for emergencies like this.

After he heard Lola was done with her shower, he gave her a few minutes, then knocked on the door once again. “I’m a little embarrassed, but I have no idea how to tie a fucking tie. And I can’t get these buttons on my cuffs.” 

The black slacks he was wearing were tailored, and his button-up was slate gray and fitted. “Can you help me?” he asked sheepishly as he entered the room.