Elijah sniffed and smiled weakly. "I know.. We do things.. we don't mean to when we're upset. And you didn't know.. how I felt about it. Thank you for trying to do it for me. It means a lot to me. It's hard for me to not do something, but I know.. some things we can't easily take back so.. I have to try to keep myself in control." He blushed and looked down putting a hand over his injured cheek. "It clearly doesn't.. work all the time. But I still try.'