The reaction from Alan shouldn't have come as a surprise, but Caden felt instant guilt wash through him as he watched Alan's expressions change. He straightened in his seat, but his gaze fell to the tablet in front of him. He was contemplating whether to tell Charles what was going on, or whether to leave it. If Alan seen him reaching for the tablet and starting to type, it would become clear that he was up to something and getting busted was the last thing he wanted right now. Alan was obviously still hurting from the loss of his sub and Caden wasn't heartless enough to ignore his emotions.<br/><br/>"Alan... You won't drive me to drink. I'm just saying..." he couldn't continue. Seeing Alan wipe at his eyes was too much for Caden to handle. He bit his bottom lip in thought and remained seated for a few seconds to figure out his next plan of action, but it didn't take long before he stood and slowly walked over to Alan. "You haven't mourned his loss properly. I just thought talking about him would help. Things aren't easy for you here with Charles, but I'm not going to change things either. I was just trying to find some understanding between you both" he said honestly.<br/><br/>He didn't think Alan would accept a hug at this point, so he just set a hesitant hand on his back and tried to see his expression. "I am sorry. I just want to understand. Maybe we should look over the case some other time? I don't feel like we're both in the right mind set and if we can't come up with some form of agreement I don't know how all this is going to work" he said knowing full well the guilt was clear within his tone as he spoke. He removed his hand from Alan's back and let out a heavy sigh as he turned to head back to his seat. The day so far had completely fallen apart. Could anything else go wrong? He knew he was probably risking his business messing around like this, but what was wrong with trying to level things out between the two men? But it was all out of his power... That much had been made pretty clear.