Xander turned to see Bobby crying now after she saw the gashes on his back. Seeing her sad, seeing her think that it was all her fault.. He just couldn't bear it. He then went to wrap his arms around her, hugging her tight this time, not caring about the gashes. "It's not your fault... Please don't blame yourself.." he said to her. "My father has always been like this to me, please don't worry.. They'll scar over and I won't feel a thing anymore.." He didn't want Bobby to be sad, he wanted her to be happy. Happy Bobby was what he liked to see.. Good thing that she didn't check his mid-section though, that gash was worse than anything on his body. And he often wondered why he never had his father arrested for child abuse like this. Maybe because he already lost his mother, that he didn't want to become someone with no parents? Xander just held her close, whispering calming things to her for her to calm down. Man, if her father saw this, he'd probably think Xander was the cause.