"Alright, Rover. Whatever you say..." I answered with a sarcastic sigh, trying to keep my expression serious as I looked down to my lap and began picking at an imaginary loose thread whilst fighting a growing smirk. It was worrying how quickly my attempts to lighten the mood were becoming less and less forced. I found myself once again falling into conversation with him relatively easily, and even though the air still had some tense edges to it from our previous discussion, it had promptly turned to be a lot more bearable with very little effort.
"Look, I physically couldn't turn even if I wanted to. So trust me, you're safe," He interjected confidently, his words causing my internal reflection to pause in curiosity as I glanced up from my pant leg with raised eyebrows.
"What you have a
