"I want to be," he bites out. "And Rals--you know that's survivor's guilt, right? Neither of you should have gotten hurt and it's not your fault he is." Not that he thinks his words will have any impact.

He wants to pull Raleigh back and hold him until he stops being an idiot. About them, about Yancy, about any of it.

He's just pretty sure Raleigh would pull away.

"I'm still going to be in town for a week," he mutters. "If you need--anything." He's not leaving yet. He can't.