Billy's shoulders sagged. He'd thought he could slip out from under Charlie's scrutiny with some vague words and trying to act like it was no big deal. Because his charm never worked on her. But she was too good. And Mike couldn't put on a mask over this. That worried him. In a way he didn't quite understand. In a way that somewhat scared him.

The truth. He'd decided on the truth.

"One thing I've not told anyone is I've got this issue with blood. My only phobia. And what Mike called me for, well, I'm sure you know. It wasn't pretty. And Mike, he was scary. On a level I'd never seen before. After, he seemed pretty shaken that he forced me into that. As you can imagine, I wasn't in the best shape to console him for it after."