"You can't beat yourself up, Sparky. That'll just make getting back on recovery harder. Do you want to talk about it? For what it's worth, I expected you to struggle with what happened to him as a baby at some point. I've seen how you went into it all, from Alexis reaching out to you, getting the DNA confirmation, trying to make it as easy on Justin and Alexis as you could. You wouldn't want either of them to think it was hurting you or you were opposed to them having a relationship. None of that takes away the trauma of hearing the truth. It's such an obscure and unbelievable truth that there's no way you could know how to handle it, Sparky. You never do well with anything that causes your kids pain. You step up and you deal, but I know it kills you inside. What have you been feeling? Talk to me about it. Even if you don't know, just try," Sam coaxed, putting his hand on Mark's arm. After a beat or two, he took his hand to hold. "Justin's vitals are stable, his BP's a bit low but that's to be expected after the blood loss and anaesthetic. Sash's BP and pulse are both fluctuating a little. He's got a low-grade fever. That's not uncommon with brain bleeds. Jus is going to pick up something's not right with you, Sparky. How do you want to tackle that?"