"That's great to hear!" Ben said, a feeling of relief sinking in.

"He's been asking when you would be back. Said he needed to talk to you. I'm hoping he's not going to ask you how to tell me he's leaving." Dominic said honestly.

Ben raised his eyebrows then spotted the young man in question. The eyebrows stayed up as he saw the shiner.

"Who gave you that?" Ben asked him and Jayden ducked his head with embarrassment.

"The brother of one of the girls I dated... before," he said quietly. "I went to the houses of the girls I... dated and apologized. A few had brothers that decided a...