The words coming from Caden sent a chill up the dom's spine but he remained more or less stoic if not feeling his breathing kicking up a notch. He watched the other carefully trying to see every emotion that played across his submissive's face as he spoke and really tried to take it all in and not jump to conclusions. The small pat on the bed signaled that he should approach and yet he found his feet rooted in place more firmly than a tree trunk. It took a few tried before he finally managed to lift them and move towards the young man that looked so close to falling apart that it made him want to collect him into his arms and to tell him to forget about the whole thing so they could move on.<br/><br/>Yet life didn't work like that so he swallowed his impulse and sat close to the edge of the bed with his body still ringing with tension as if he was on the verge of springing into action at any moment. He didn't want to look away from Caden though as the boy went to on to start his explanation. "The beginning is always a good place to start." He remarked as if some small words he could offer would be able to help whatever trouble was clearly brewing inside Caden. He could almost feel how much the boy was torn in two and it tugged at his own heartstrings even if they were coated in hurt at the possible betrayal. Trying to recall what in the world the other had texted him seemed pointless as the whole thing felt like it had happened weeks ago not days ago with stress skewing his mental timeline.<br/><br/>"You were asking me if I know Alan Hunter. The lawyer. He showed up suddenly and was making all sorts of requests. Which sounds about on par with his usual conduct." Charles said without judgment as it was fact. After all he knew the dom and knew how pushy he could be. He got the sinking feeling that he might know where this was going but he wanted Caden to speakf or himself and to explain it to him because from where he was he felt like everything was mixed up. It was also not a good sign that the boy didn't allow him to simply move on meaning something ongoing was going to be bothering him, punishment or not. "What happened after you texted me?"