[While he did push himself up to standing, that was about as far as he got and that uncertainty from the night before hadn't gone anywhere. In fact, it may even be worse now that so much time had passed and for a good few seconds Aidan just stood there, idly fidgeting with the hem of his shirt and looking utterly guilty. Sure, he wasn't the one who'd given the night a violent turn but he also hadn't dealt with it in the right way.
It seemed like the only thing he could do was apologize, because Helix certainly wouldn't and someone should. He gave the other a pained look, voice dripping with remorse.]
'm sorry. I didn't mean to... I didn't want to hurt you.