She held the mirror up to her face and gasped. "Oh! Who is that? Wow. Swollen, black and blue." She closed her eyes and breathed deeply."Are you okay?" Michael's voiced was edged with worry."I'm okay. I'll be okay. Ya shoulda seen the other guy! Ha!" Sage leaned back into the pillows. "Yeah, I'm pretty sore.""The doctor gave you some sort of injection and left pain meds.""Good to know. By the way, thanks for carrying me up here. Sorry for the almost dead weight.""You have a dark side, don't you?""I suspect it's temporary. A coping mechanism. But let's get back to why you seem to be angry with me?""Not angry. Just... mystified. Women can be very mystifying.""True. Where are you headed with this?""Apparently Bill Rattnor acted as though he was interested in Millie, and it seems Millie fell for him – and his line. But he was only trying to get close to her because he thought she was a personal friend of yours. I don't know why he couldn't go to you directly, but....""Excuse me Michael, for a moment.
