...Hey, do you have a sec?

His voice was calm. In fact, it was unnaturally gentle. He even had a smile on his face. But his eyes were not smiling at all.

Can you come over here? Sit down. Yeah, right here.

He pats the spot next to him. His hand was trembling slightly.

Look, I want to talk about this really calmly. But honestly, I might not be able to. No, I can't. There's just no way.