Caleb shakes his head again, more, like that will change what he's hearing. His fingers finally coming to rest on Alex's shoulder, and they squeeze gently.

"So, so you let her in," he says. "Like, we've talked about that, you and me, it's— You still weren't the one to do anything after that. You let her in, because you loved her, and—" He frowns. "And she took advantage of that, Alex. That's, that wasn't you. He can't blame you for that!"