Micheal stopped in the stairs and sighed, "... I am, always, in pain" he said, forcing each and every word out as if it were going to kill him. His voice growing unsteady, he turned to Rea "so far the only thing that has kept me from ending it... as soon as I was free..." he stopped for a moment and looked in her eyes deeply, he noted on how they glistened in the dim light, stopping himself from getting lost in there beautiful essence, he said in a notably stronger voice. "The only thing that has stopped me, is you" as soon as he said it, alarm flared in his eyes, embarrassed deeply at what he said, his face having turned the color of a red apple, Micheal turned to make for the top of the stairs.