Elijah looked down and couldn't help himself. He felt weak and ugly all over again. Tears appeared at the corners of his eyes and he put a hand over his face to immediately hide them.

"I don't ..i don't know. In this.. scenario.. what the person should think.. when the other was not with them..or their own home. Where else would they be and why?" His voice cracked worse and he downed far too much drink at once to try to quench his dry throat and cover it up. The pain in his whispered voice clear  "Without.. explanation.. it means they were with someone.. the first person.. can only assume.. they needed to..b-be satisfied elsewhere..since the other could not.." He admitted sadly.