she sounds so cute! cal's pretty soft-spoken and reserved. he takes a little while to get comfortable with people, but once he's in, he's in for life. he's never going to be the strongest personality or the loudest voice in the room, but he sticks by the people he cares about. when he and bridget got together he was newly back from a combat deployment for the fourth time, and was out of the army for good. he was pretty smitten with her from the very start and followed her around for shows and stuff when he could. bridget was definitely the strong personality in the relationship, definitely more social and gregarious. cal really loved that about her and was pretty willing to be the supportive husband, and they were really happy for a couple years! i can see cal maybe being a little overwhelmed by someone who's so naturally outgoing, but he'd definitely have made an effort to get to know her. he's just better in a small group, and has sort of a wry sense of humor, and he's always ready to help. he's the guy you cal when your car's not working, or you need a lift to the store or the airport, or need a truck to move your furniture. never would dream of asking for anything in return.
i'm sure bridget's writer filled you in on the details of the divorce, so you'll have to let me know how makayla feels on the other side of that! but cal really struggled with like everything afterwards, so my instinct is to say that if they weren't close, he basically vanished for awhile.