Chapter 32

"I'm not a danger to you."

"You can't even get up on your own so yes I know, its not easy to use reason after decades of using impulse." She slid off him and he listened to the sound of his body crying. And imaginary sound but nonetheless.

He resisted the urge to tell her that, not just when he wasn't speaking of when he was impaired alone, he is never a danger to her. Instead, his mouth opened of its own volition and a sudden question came out. "How are old are you?"

She looked suspiciously at him and before she could say anything, he faked a groan.

"Is it your hand?"

"Oh nevermind, its nothing." He made sure to make it sound like he was in pain.

"Why did you ask me here if you planned on lying to me."

Her words hit him deeper than she knew.

"You're right, I was hoping you could distract me from this excruciating torture."

"The torture you continue to go through because of your stubbornness."

Well look where it got him, he was not mad at it. At all.

She sighed as if she was frust