"Alright," he murmured back to Ty. He wasn't, he finally realized, going to be allowed to just try to manage everything, even if taking charge was one of his favorite ways to deal with stress. He took a deep breath as the stepped into the hallway and glanced over at Ty. "Do you think Gael's going to be okay? Physically, I mean." Mentally, emotionally - hell, he wasn't okay, and he hadn't gone through anything like this.

"You know the worst part is that Patrick texted me because he thinks I'm sleeping with him. But I haven't slept with Gael since we got back from the outposts."