Caleb had been surprised by the strength of his own emotions after that first visit with Galen and Fiona. He knew it would be challenging, but he did not expect it would leave him feeling as pained as it had.
After Ashleigh had found him, after she had told him that five years had passed, he thought he understood. It was a shock, of course, but as she shared with him the details of her life during those missing years, it felt like a story, like something that had only happened to her.
He understood how it affected his life, that things had changed. But more than anything, he just felt how hurt Ashleigh had been. How much she needed him to comfort and reassure her.
