"If you'd rather, I'm sure we can find a few non-lethal methods you could use to defend yourself." There were always tasers for long distance and other ways to defend yourself in closer combat. After managing to bring down his brother, his confidence in that arena had pretty much skyrocketed. He'd been working on his physical therapy the last few months and now he'd tested himself in battle, so to speak.

"He's not my boyfriend," Alex added. He wasn't sure he wanted to live without Michael and Michael had promised him that they'd talk, but they were barely even friends, such as that went. He knew so little about Michael, although he'd learned a bit after he'd confronted Michael about being who and what he was.

"Look," he said, glancing over at Kyle. "I'm sorry Guerin was an ass to you yesterday. He doesn't get it." All he knew about Kyle and Alex was that Kyle had made Alex's life hell in high school. He didn't know the history behind that or even that they'd been friends once.

"Otherwise I'd suggest we all grab a couple of bottles and head out to the middle of nowhere somewhere."