At the time that Charles had confessed it all, he had felt more than a bit exposed, more like a flayed open but only for a small fraction of time. He had been in control still and able to keep himself contained if only by the physical distance he had put between the two of them. That all changed when Caden decided to cross the threshold of his personal space and wrap those slender arms around him as if his life depended on the contact. He wasn't going to deny that maybe they did both need it but it still sent a deep shudder through his body as it occurred. In that moment Charles not able to resist bending down enough to at least place a small kiss on the submissive's head. It was a small, fleeting, but intimate gesture and Charles had to force himself to step away as his offer to help was rejected.<br/><br/>This was all probably for the best even if he was still aching from Caden's action of sleeping with someone else. He didn't want to jump to conclusions and assume that person had been Alan rather than someone else Caden might have on-call or sought out in his stress-induced need. He licked his lips like he wanted to say more to the man who stood in the doorway threshold but whatever it was would be left unsaid as the words that ended up coming out were, "That's acceptable. I will see you in the morning." He had been bone-tired for a long time in some ways he wondered if he would ever feel the same energy he felt before the night of the death and his life started to unravel. The move to this position was supposed to put some distance between him and what occurred and he knew could make a good dom so the choice to apply himself in that direction had been an easy one and yet... once more things felt like they were slipping.<br/><br/>He moved to put away the small suitcase he had brought with him on his away trip as his eyes strayed to the crack in the door wondering if the boy was sleeping or trying to clean the mess up as if it never happened. Naturally, that was not possible with every mark left on his body as well as his emotional state. This left Charles in deep thought as he considered his actions carefully as well as the possible next punishment for his still too trusting CEO. This one might not be as easy as some of the previous ones but all submissives sometimes needed a harder lesson to have the rules set in stone.<br/><br/>The morning arrived without much event on the giant's behalf as he had cleaned up and put himself out with a sleeping medication knowing he would otherwise get no rest. He needed to be sharp today to face everything head-on. Yet the young CEO would find someone else in his room before his keeper. Alan had decided to make himself quite as home despite not knowing the outcome of what sort of confrontation had occurred last night. He figured it was all the more reason to drop in and check on Caden as he had left him with barely any aftercare to deal with Charles all on his own. Not his proudest moment but he would deal with it now. Making his way into Caden's unlocked bedroom he spared only a glanced at the ajar doorway before moving to lay down and cozy up on the bed directly propping his head up with his hand as he watched the boy. He was fully dressed in a suit and tie but the sight of Caden looking so soft and teasable in the morning was calling to him like a moth to a flame.