Ari said nothing and practically was ignoring Ashley, Stella and even Robert. He felt very much like an outside. Like he was viewed as the guardian rather than a friend. Friends were okay but there just wasn't a just friends status to a male she was so eager to want to see. He did indeed think Dylan was Stella's boyfriend. She seemed to like him and the indications that Ashley had made gave him that idea too. The non verbal statements he had caught from Ashley's thoughts only added to it. He doesn't do more than shift most of the waffle pieces around in the syrup. Playing with his food while nursing hurt back to normalishness. He heard her speak and looked at her. Those happy go lucky and easily view emotions just was not there. You couldn't read anything on his expression. It was like looking at a blank tomb wall. He saw her tears and felt even worse.<br/><br/>He just gave her a blank look for a very long moment before speaking."There is no such thing ass just a friend when you are strongly liking him." he says rather seriously. "That all qualifies as he is your boyfriend. Cleopatra was the same way with Antonio. He is not my boyfriend just a friend I really like talking to and seeing." he says with a sad look on his lips. "I am sorry but I just  can't believe it. I don't see or understand how there is such a thing as just friends." He says softly. His own eyes rimmed with tears before he forced them away. He was starting to faintly shimmer and was clearly debating turning into his semi-slightly solid spiritual form.