Mokunfayo Badmus:With all the recent events going on around me, I didn't think anything anyone said could actually shock me anymore, but Mike's revelation totally threw me off guard and regardless of the fact that I'd already mentioned this over a thousand times, I knew other surprises could never hold a candle to this one. I was enthralled. "I…" I didn't know what to say. I was totally dumbstruck and my swaying announced that the shock was affecting me physically as well. "You should really rest your leg. You can't keep up with this position. Come, let me help you…" I didn't even know he had moved close enough until his right hand wrapped around my shoulders as he helped me steady. I wordlessly allowed him to steer me towards the seat I'd been so eager to vacate earlier and watched him carefully set me sideways on the couch, leaving my feet suspended in his hands. He only released the leg —unto is laps— after seating close to me, then he started to massage my injured foot gently.

First draft, do not read yet. Almighty Mike:

Mokunfayo Badmus:

Mokunfayo Badmus: He saw why I did. I could see it in his expression, but he didn't look like he was going to call me out for it. 

Mokunfayo Badmus:If Mike was looking to throw me off guard, he'd succeeded with the question he'd just asked. I stared into his furious eyes, immobile, dumbfounded, because Mike's words turn out to be one of the few gospel truths anyone has ever told me.