Date of Birth: February 22, 1988
Place of Birth: Conway, New Hampshire
Dating Status: In a Relationship
Occupation: College Student

Summary: Somewhat shy and extremely private, Cayden moved to New York with the hope of becoming a new person, a person that isn't afraid to do what he wants to do. Unable to be the person he really is back home, Cayden hopes to experience life on his own and finally be who he truly is.

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2x01: "Hello, Part I"

Cayden and Szymon wake up in one another's arms and discuss their relationship and the fact that Szymon has moved in with him. As they are talking, they hear yelling in the hall and when Cayden goes out to see what it's all about, he meets Sebastian Vaughn. Sebastian tells Cayden that Devon James locked him out of his apartment and Cayden offers to call maintenance for him.

While at home, Cayden is visited by Isaiah Montessori, who is upset because his brother Elijah has been ditching his therapy appointments. The two have a heated conversation but manage to see eye to eye. Cayden promises to get to the bottom of things.

When Cayden's mother drops by unannounced with her luggage, he is shocked, but when she tells him that she left his father because she discovered that he was cheating on her, Cayden is floored. It isn't until Victoria King informs her son that she will be staying with him for the time being that he realizes the situation that he's in.

While getting ready for Jesse's Welcome Home party, Cayden and Gage discuss Devon and the fact that she isn't talking to Cayden anymore. Later, Cayden asks Elijah why he stopped going to therapy and Elijah tells him that he isn't retarded and therapy makes him feel that way.

Cayden and Devon get into an argument about their friendship, or lack thereof while tryign to set up for Jesse's party. The two have no idea that Jesse has shown up right in the middle of their argument. When Jesse tells everyone that he's seen Julia Taylor, they begin to think that maybe he is still crazy, but they are surprised when Jesse's grandmother, Liliana shows up and asks them all to leave and forbids them to ever have contact with Jesse again.

After leaving Jesse's, the group moves downstairs where Cayden and Devon's argument reaches boiling point. As they are arguing, Jesse rushes off of the elevator and tells everyone that he saw Julia again. They try to make his realize that Julia is dead, but then the elevator doors open and Julia Taylor steps off, surprising them all.

2x02: "Hello, Part II"

Everyone is shock when a woman who looks exactly like Julia Taylor steps off of the elevator. She introduces herself as Ryan Clarke. As Cayden watches, Jesse grabs her and gives her a hug. Ryan tries to get him off of her and is unsuccessful until her boyfriend Steven Harris arrives and pulls them apart. He threatens to hit Jesse but Cayden steps in and tries to defuse the situation with Mrs. Mulberry's help. Devon, in the meantime, discovers that the woman is telling the truth. She is not Julia Taylor. Everyone leaves after Jesse is taken back to his apartment by Gage and Elijah and Cayden is left alone to awkwardly welcome Ryan and Steven to the building.

Back at his apartment, Cayden waits for Szymon to get home and tells him all about his crappy day. He learns that Szymon has had an equally crappy day and the two commiserate together. When Syzmon gets up to take a shower he finds Victoria King in there. Afterwards, Victoria grills Szymon to make sure that he's a suitable boyfriend for her son. In the end, she approves.

While making dinner, there is a knock at the door and Cayden goes to answer it. When he does, Devon James pulls him out of his apartment and into hers. Cayden reacts strongly to the assault but is shocked into silence when Devon asks him for help. He turns and finds Elijah Montessori in the living room holding a candlestick with a dead body at his feet.

2x03: "Secrets"

Cayden tries to get to the bottom of what happened in Devon's apartment, but is given conflicting accounts when both Elijah and Devon confess to the murder. When Cayden asks Devon why she needs his help, she admits that she never stopped loving him and was only upset with him. Elijah and Devon beg him to help then because they don't want to go to jail. Cayden reluctantly agrees to help. Later, when Cayden returns home, he is saddened by what he has just done and he locks himself away in the bathroom and wishes that he never moved into the building.

2x04: "What Might Have Been"

In this special episode, we get to see what life would have been like had Cayden King not moved into the building. For Cayden, life was drastically different. His mother convinced him to move into the dorm. We learn that Mason still moved to New York and Cayden's parents still discovered his sexuality, but because he didn't move into the building, he never met Devon, Jesse, Gage or Kathryn. Cayden did, however, meet Szymon Skubisz in passing on the streets of New York, but nothing ever happened with their relationship. Instead, Cayden became involved with a man by the name of Drake Talbot and the two became close. Drake wasn't out of the closet to the world and, as such, kept his lifestyle a secret, especially from his father. When Cayden went to Drake's apartment (which coincidentally is the same apartment Cayden was supposed to move in), something happens that causes Cayden's death. He is found lying in the alleyway, the victim of a homicide or a suicide.

2x05: "Call Me"

At school, Cayden goes to class and finds that it has been cancelled. He runs into Drake Talbot, the professor's assistant, who gives him back his paper. Cayden is shocked to find a C. Drake, however, gives Cayden another chance to get a better grade by writing another paper.Serena works with Cayden at a grocery store that her father owns. Both she and Cayden hate their jobs equally and dream of something more. When Cayden asks her for her advice on a situation, Serena does her best to answer his questions but finds herself unable to help him.

When Vivian Powers enters the grocery store where Cayden works, she recognizes him instantly as the boy who helped her with her relationship problems in the break room at Inside Out Magazine. She relays to Cayden that Elijah Montessori hasn't submitted his article for the magazine and is holding everything up. Before she leaves, she makes a deal with Cayden that if he can get Elijah to submit his article by the end of the day she will give him a job and will not fire Elijah Montessori. When Cayden manages to pull through on his end of the bargain, Vivian calls him and offers him a job.

At school, Cayden goes to class and finds that it has been cancelled. He runs into Drake Talbot, the professor's assistant, who gives him back his paper. Cayden is shocked to find a C. Drake, however, gives Cayden another chance to get a better grade by writing another paper.

When Cayden returns home, he finds Elijah Montessori in the hallway. Elijah tells him that Devon is not doing good and the two go to her apartment where she informs them that she saw Szymon on a stakeout and Gage went into the same building that Szymon was watching. She pleads with Cayden to get information from Szymon on what he is doing and he reluctantly agrees. As the three stand in Devon's apartment, Cayden receives an ominous phone call from a person who knows about Luis' murder.

2x06: "Free"

The group decides to go to Xstatic, a gay nightclub to celebrate Cayden's new job and Elijah not getting fired. Cayden is surprised when his mother decides to join them as both Cayden and Szymon's date. When Cayden and Szymon arrive at the club, they meet a tall Black drag queen named La Diva Jackson, who seems to know Szymon. Szymon admits that he's known the man since they were children. Cayden expressed shock at seeing a real live drag queen in person for the first time.

A saddened Victoria admits to the crowd that she just received divorce papers from Patrick King and finds it difficult to admit that her twenty-year marriage has come to an end. Cayden and the others remind her that she is now free to do whatever she wants and they toast to Victoria's future.

Cayden is surprised to see Vivian Powers at Xstatic. Vivian explains that they are doing a story on the nightclub and introduces Cayden to Inside Out's senior reporter, Michael Carter. As the they talk, Cayden realizes that his mother has gotten on stage and is dancing with one of the nightclub's strippers. A slightly drunk Victoria finds Cayden by the bar and introduces him to Diego Casavetes, the stripper she had been dancing with. Cayden is shocked when he hears that his mother is going to a restaurant with Diego. He asks his mother if she is sure about what she is doing and Victoria tells him that her only regret in raising him was that she protected him too much. She tells him that they each must start to take chances and fully experience life. Cayden allows her to leave with Diego.

When Cayden and Elijah see a large group forming in the back of the club, they head in that direction. Devon tells Steven that she hopes he rots in jail beating a stripper and Steven accuses her of murder. When Cayden and Elijah arrive, Steven points to the three of them and tells everyone that he saw them carrying a body in a rug to the incinerator of their building.

2x07: "It's Too Late"

After returning home from the nightclub, Szymon questions Cayden, Devon and Elijah about Steven's claim. The three of them remain quiet and choose not to offer any information. When Joseph Lester arrives, he informs Szymon that they are ready to search the incinerator.

Devon sends Gage to the store to buy something to eat and while he is gone, the alliance between Devon, Elijah and Cayden crumbles when Cayden realizes that he could lose Szymon. He accused Devon of being a murderer, but an upset Elijah confesses to having killed Luis. Cayden realizes that Devon only took credit for the murder so that she could protect Elijah. Cayden realizes his error and vows to help protect Elijah as well.

Cayden, Devon and Elijah start to become stir crazy, but when Gage returns, Cayden and Elijah are shocked to discover that Devon told him her version of the truth in which she admits to having killed Luis.

Cayden corners Devon and asks her why she is lying to Gage and she tells him that it is because Gage will do everything in his power to protect her, but if he finds out that someone else killed Luis, he will throw them under the bus to protect Devon. Cayden reluctantly agrees to go along with it.

When Sarah drops by Devon's apartment to discuss the night's affairs, Devon verbally abuses her and tells her that no one really likes her. She embarrasses Sarah to the point at which she gets up and leave, feeling unwanted.

When Szymon and Joseph arrive at Devon's he informs them that they only found a bloody rug in the elevator. To save time, Gage tells them that Luis accidentally fell and cut his head and bled on the rug, which is why they threw it away. He tells them that Luis was fine and left the apartment the morning after. He gives them Luis' number and Joseph calls it to see if he can get ahold of Luis.

When Szymon knocks on Devon's door once again, he informs the woman that he has a search warrant for her apartment. Devon reluctantly allows the officer to search her apartment, but when the group decides to go to Cayden's apartment, they are shocked to discover that Szymon also has a search warrant for that apartment and he shuts the door on Cayden's face, leaving him standing in the hallway in shock.

2x08: "Last Night"

After being locked out of their apartments by the police, Cayden and Devon, along with Gage and Elijah meet in the stairwell of their building to discuss their current situation and what will happen if the police find evidence against them. Sarah walks in on the conversation and Devon admits to killing Luis Alvarez.

With some help from the others, Sarah ultimately agrees to keeping their secret, but not becuase she likes them, but because she doesn't want Devon's baby to grow up without a mother.

When Szymon Skubisz overhears the conversation, everyone is afraid of what he might do, but after letting everyone know exactly what he thinks of them and their lies, Szymon informs them that he loves Cayden and that is the only reason why he won't say anything.

2x09: "Together"

On his first day at work, Cayden runs into Michael Carter, who assures him that Vivian's bark in meaner than her bite. When Cayden enter's Vivian's office he is surprised to find a teenaged boy sitting behind her desk.

The boy makes some very obvious sexual advances towards Cayden and informs him that he is Jody Powers, Vivian's son. When Vivian gets back to her office, she and Jody have a verbal sparring match which makes Cayden decidedly uncomfortable. When Vivian and Jody finally admit that they put on a show just to see how Cayden reacts, he finds himself a little more at ease and ready to get down to business.

When Vivian explains to Cayden that he's going to be her administrative assistant, he is crushed at first, but decides that by working for Vivian, he will have a chance to prove that he is a great writer, and he takes the job.

Later, during lunch, Cayden gets stuck with Jody after receiving a call from Devon regarding the results of her ultrasound. Cayden rushes to meet Devon and Gage at a diner and they run into Elijah, who also got the same message.

When they get to the diner they find, rather unexpectedly that everyone ended up going there, each for different reasons and that aside from Devon calling Cayden and Elijah, no one else knew they were going to be there.

When Cayden sees Szymon, he is silent, but when Szymon gets up and grabs him and kisses him, Cayden knows that all is forgiven and that his relationship with Szymon isn't over.

When Devon announces that she and Gage are having a baby boy and naming him Taylor, after Julia Taylor, everyone drinks to a toast. They marvel at how they've managed to stay together despite all of the obstacles they've faced and they welcome anyone to try and break their little family apart.

2x10: "Strangers"

Cayden starts the day unsure of what to make of his mother's engagement to Jacob Talbot. Nonetheless, he is throwing an engagement party for her. He squabbles with Devon over her choice of decorations and when there is a knock at the door, Cayden goes to answer it.

Patrick arrives at his son's door to ask his forgiveness. When Cayden accuses him of betrayal, Patrick lays a guilt trip on him and says that Cayden was the one who started the betrayal by not being honest.

As the argument between the two of them escalates, Szymon Skubisz arrives and pulls Patrick away from his boyfriend. Angered and scared that Cayden was hurt, Szymon pulls his gun on Patrick and asks for an explanation.

When Victoria returns home, she finds that her ex-husband Patrick King has come to New York and is laying a guilt trip on their son. At first she is stoic, but her anger causes her to slap Patrick and demand and explanation.

As they are talking, Cayden refuses to listen to his father and asks him to leave. When Cayden opens the door, Izik Morin is standing there. What he says next surprises everyone. Izik calls Patrick King his father.

2x11: "Family Portrait"

Izik Morin explains his connection to Patrick King. While in Albany on business, Patrick had an affair with Izik’s mother Kimberly. When she became pregnant, Patrick would visit monthly. His visits became fewer and farther between and stopped when Izik was seven. Victoria finds it difficult to have living, breathing proof of Patrick’s infidelity right in front of her, despite the fact that she feels connected to Izik. Cayden is beside himself with disbelief. Szymon gets a phone call and has to rush our of the apartment.

Despite Izik’s heartfelt story, Patrick tells Cayden and Victoria that he wants to bring their family back together. Cayden is still in shock that his brother is standing in his apartment. Victoria asks Patrick what he proposes to do about his long lost child and how Izik fits into Patrick’s idea of a perfect family. Patrick says that he knows that it won’t be easy but he wants to make it work. Upset with his father, Izik proclaims that he doesn’t want anything to do with his father, he just came to see the son that Patrick loved more that him. He runs out of the apartment and Cayden follows.

Izik Morin finds himself wandering the street of New York heartbroken and destitute. He spies a homeless man and beings to wonder if that will become his fate: to be destines to be alone, unwanted and forgotten. As the rain begins to pick up, he ducks into a doorway for shelter and watches the people and cars pass by. The store owner knocks on the glass and tells him to move on. As he steps out of the doorway, he comes face to face with Cayden. Silently the two of them stand in the rain staring at one another until Cayden grabs his hand and asks him to come home with him.

2x12: "Wait"

Cayden returns to his apartment with Izik. He allows his brother to take a shower and leaves some clothes on the bed with him while he waits in the living room. When Izik emerges, he is pulling on the shirt that Cayden left got him. Cayden spies a bruise on the boy’s abdomen and asks him about it. Izik tells him how his mother became a drunk when Patrick stopped visiting and how he couldn’t take it anymore and ran away. He’s gotten in trouble and was roughed up. Cayden gets a call from Szymon at the E.R. and has to leave, but needs someone to watch Izik.

Cayden arrives at the hospital to find Szymon white-faced and silent. He tries to understand what is going on, but Szymon says very little. He finds Andrea and Cecilia and they inform him that the doctors told them that Sammy has leukemia. Cayden is shocked and asks what happens now. Andrea and Cecilia vow to be strong and urge Cayden to be watchful of Szymon. Cayden finds Szymon exactly where he left him. Szymon admits that he fells like this is his fault. He had leukemia as a child and he may have handed his son a death sentence.

Szymon listens as the doctor goes over treatment options with him, Andrea, Cecilia and Cayden. He explains that nearly 80% of children diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia are leukemia-free for a long time afterward. She begins to go over treatment options, but Szymon has heard enough. He leaves the room. Cayden follows. Szymon takes out his phone and dials a number. He waits silently until he hears an answer at the other end. It is at that moment that Szymon Skubisz breaks down and starts to cry as he says, “Mom.”

2x13: "No One"

At David Brooks' funeral, Szymon breaks down because he is fearful of losing his son. Cayden can't find the right words to help Szymon and Victoria tells him that all he can do is be there for Szymon when he needs him.

Jacob tells Szymon that he needs to pull himself together for Sammy's sake. He needs to be strong for Sammy right now.

Cayden returns home to find Victoria and Izik waiting for him. He tells them that Szymon's situation got him to thinking about family and pleads with them to listen to Patrick, but when Patrick is unwilling to accept Cayden's homosexuality, Izik reveals that he is homosexual too, much to everyone's surprise and Patrick wants nothing to do with either of his sons. Cayden and Victoria plead with Izik to stick around.

At the hospital, Cayden finds Szymon in the chapel and listens to him share his fears about Sammy. Andrea and Cecilia arrive and Andrea and Szymon forgive one another. The four of them light candles and say pray to God for Sammy's sake.

2x14: "Forget You"

Elijah tells Cayden that Luis Alvarez's body was found washed up on the beach. He admits that he hasn't been able to sleep and eats very little. Cayden doesn't have a chance to speak to him, as the phones are ringing off the hook. Izik arrives, seeking Cayden's advice about a boy, but Cayden can't make time for him and Jody takes Izik out to lunch. Vivian Powers returns from an impromptu vacation in a bad mood because her current boyfriend left her because she is too old.

While heading to his apartment, Cayden teases Sarah about her relationship with Joseph Lester, Szymon's partner. Sarah admits that she actually is starting to like him, but isn't sure where it's going. Cayden is shocked when he finds Izik and Jody in bed together. Izik admits that Jody is the guy he was talking about.

Drake Talbot surprises everyone with his new boyfriend, Dominick Perrotti. Jacob has a hard time dealing with his son's obvious defiance. Victoria and Cayden try to warn Drake against Dominick, but Drake seems bent on sticking it to his father. Izik learns the truth about Dominick's Perrotti's real intentions.

2x15: "Liar"

Szymon is annoyed when his private time with Cayden is interrupted by Drake Talbot, seeking a shoulder to cry on. Szymon jealously lashes out at Cayden when he begins to show more concern for Drake Talbot's feelings than his own. Szymon lashes out at Cayden when the pressure of Sammy's illness gets to be too much. Szymon apologizes and Cayden accepts the apology, provided that it doesn't happen again.

2x16: "Strange Bedfellows"

Cayden gives Izik advice on his relationship with Jody. Izik feels used by him. Izik admits that he wants a relationship like Cayden and Szymon's and Cayden tells him that he should try for that with Jody.

Cayden takes a phone call from an emotional Drake as Szymon grows even more resentful. As their argument escalates, Cayden and Szymon find themselves trading verbal barbs, but when Szymon becomes so angry that he nearly physically attacks Cayden, he stops himself and retreats into the bedroom, ashamed.

2x17: "Give Me One Reason"

Szymon Skubisz sits in the waiting room at the hospital as everyone gets tested to see if they are a match for Sammy’s bone marrow. Ricky Andrews tries to make conversation with him and Szymon asks him how he can still smile when he is surrounded by so much death. Ricky tells him that he chooses to be happy. Joseph Lester admits to Szymon that he actually admires him and will be sorry when Cecilia comes back on full time. He tells Szymon that he is being reassigned to another partner. Joseph and Szymon discuss the nature of evil and whether it runs in the blood. However, when Jesse shows up, Szymon flips out because he doesn’t want Jesse’s blood or bone marrow anywhere near his son. Szymon then begins to take his frustrations out on Cayden when he defends Jesse for showing up to do the right thing.

At the hospital, Cayden approaches Szymon to talk about things, but don’t seem to make much headway. Szymon accused him of spending all of this time and attention on other people. Cayden tells him that he doesn’t want to be around him when he acts like this, but they are interrupted when Jesse arrives and announces that he is a match Sammy’s bone marrow. Cecilia and Andrea arrive. A distraught Szymon tells him that he doesn’t want Jesse’s tainted blood in his son. Jesse says that he always knew Szymon was a hypocrite and that he is willing to let his son die. Szymon says he doesn’t want Jesse’s blood in his son’s body. Liliana tells him that it is too late for that, Jesse is his nephew and she is Szymon’s mother. They have the same blood running through their veins.

Szymon decides to try and make it up to Cayden by bringing him flowers, but when he shows up at the hospital, Cayden is having a private conversation with Drake Talbot and Drake is holding Cayden’s hand. Szymon flees and tells Joseph Lester that Cayden is cheating on him and Joseph urges Szymon to talk to Cayden. Meanwhile, Drake is admitting his feelings to Cayden and Cayden tells him that they can only be friends. He wants to make things work with Szymon. Drake understands and leaves and Sarah steps off of the elevator. Cayden admits to her that he wants to stay with Szymon, but can see how he could easily go with Drake because Szymon is so nasty to him lately. Szymon overhears this and misinterprets what Cayden says and accuses him of cheating and asks him to leave the hospital and Sarah is there to take Cayden away.

Szymon returns home to find that Cayden is not there. Joseph, who has accompanied Szymon, offers to stay with him for a little while and they have a beer together. Szymon realizes that with him and Cayden breaking up that he will have to find another place to live and Joseph offers his apartment. When Szymon asks Joseph why he would do that, Joseph begins to kiss Szymon. Meanwhile, Cayden admits to Sarah that he is going to focus on Szymon and stop worrying about everyone else’s problems, but everything changes when Cayden and Sarah walk in on Szymon and Joseph having sex. Cayden asks Szymon to move out.

2x18: "Take A Bow"

Cayden is upset at work and crying when Vivian arrives and tells him that she has just fired the magazine’s advice columnist. She takes Cayden into her office when she realizes how unhappy he is and tells him that she is promoting him to the now vacant advice columnist position. Cayden says that he is in no position to give anyone advice, but Vivian disagrees and says that maybe it could help him.

Cayden arrives home to find Drake standing outside of his door. He admits to Drake the promotion that Vivian offered him and his fears that he won’t do a good job. Drake tells him that he’s crazy, of course he will. He gives great advice. He tells Cayden to stand in front of a mirror and tell him what he sees. Cayden can only see sadness in himself, but when he looks at Drake in the mirror, he sees longing. Both men give into temptation and make love.

Jacob and Victoria are shocked when they discover that Cayden and Drake are at the precipice of something new. Jacob is actually okay with the idea, which gives Drake some comfort.

Cayden tells Vivian that he is done with Inside Out for good. She allowed Michael Carter to try and ruin his family. Vivian fires Michael on the spot and tells Cayden that regardless of what he may think, both she and her son think of Cayden as family and he is not allowed to quit. Later, at lunch time, Cayden relays the story to Elijah and Nicolae, who wish they could have been there to see it. When Izik arrives, Elijah is instantly uncomfortable. In the bathroom, Izik realizes that Elijah has not yet told Nicolae the truth about what happened between them and urges him not to keep secrets.

Cayden and Drake are about to make love again when there is a knock at the door. Cayden answers to find Szymon Skubisz looking sad. He asks him if Sammy is okay and Szymon informs him that the transplant worked, but he is sad because of what he did to Cayden and wants to make it up to him. He wants to get back together. When Szymon sees a half-naked Drake in Cayden’s living room, he realizes what is going on and he leaves.

2x19: "Soul Deceiver"

Szymon picks up a random stranger and takes him back to his hotel room. He doesn't ask the man's name because he doesn't care, he looks like Cayden and that is all Szymon wants right now. Szymon is rough and impersonal. He doesn't care about the man he is with. Meanwhile, Cayden and Drake make love and it is tender and sweet. They caress one another and care for one another.

Szymon kicks the stranger out of his hotel room. The guy tells him that one of these days, he will pay for how he treats people. He never even gets the guy's name. Meanwhile, Cayden and Drake lay on the rooftop together. Cayden says that he wishes that they could stay there forever and forget about the world. Drake agrees.

2x20: "Crazy"

Cayden finds a piece of paper with a phone number on it in Drake's pocket when he is doing the laundry. He asks Jesse what he should do. Cayden admits that he is suspicious of everything since he caught Szymon cheating on him. Jesse tells him that he should ask Drake about it. After Cayden leaves, Ryan enters the laundry room and Jesse senses tension. Ryan unexpectedly breaks up with Jesse, leaving him wondering what the hell happened.

Cayden goes to his mother for advice and she tells him that he can't live his life expecting the worst to happen. He's got to have faith that good things are in store for him. However, when Cayden returned home, he can't help but to think that Drake is hiding something from him when Drake comes to the apartment and doesn't want to get close and immediately goes to take a shower.

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