"Where have you been sleeping?" she asked him.

"It doesn't matter..."

Lorenzo's voice cut across Axel's dismissal. "He's been sleeping here. On the sofa under the window. Refused to leave your side."

Axel shot Lorenzo a dirty look, shutting him up. The other man shrugged and closed his eyes, settling back against the chair he sat in.

"Take no notice of him. I just did what I had to do... This is my fault..." Axel said.

"Axel, I'm a little hazy on what actually happened, but what I am sure of is that none of this was your fault. You didn't do this to me."

"I may as well have..."...