The text from Zed had come out of nowhere in Caleb's mind. He had stayed at the hospital a lot while the other guy had been there, but after their talk, Zed had told him to go home and rest. He hadn't wanted to leave him, but ultimately, he did need to rest because he wasn't doing anyone any good if he ended up sick and exhausted when all was said and done. So he'd done as Zed asked him and gone home to rest, as well as caught up on some of his work from home as he'd assured his boss he would when he asked for the time off. So when he got the text that Zed was out of the hospital and waiting for him at Luke's bar, he was grateful and worried all at once. They'd talked extensively in the hospital that day about everything, and Caleb had poured his heart out to Zed. He had no idea what this might be about.

When he arrived, Zed was there on the stage with some other people Caleb didn't readily recognize. He realized he was emotionally on edge, waiting for Zed to tell him that he couldn't handle having him in his life anymore or something. But their eyes met across the bar, and for the longest moments, they held each other's gaze, and when Zed began singing, the song wasn't chosen at random. There was no doubt that there was meaning in the words... that he'd chosen it very specifically. Caleb was silent, listening to every word, and there was no stopping the tears pricking at his eyes. There was so much in what the words were saying, and Caleb couldn't deny that for a minute. All he wanted right now was to run onto the stage and take Zed in his arms, but he didn't yet, instead letting him finish his song. Just the same, though, he closed the distance between them, making his way over the the front of the stage so that he could watch more closely. He couldn't be sure what all of this meant, but he knew from the way Zed was looking at him that it damn sure meant something.