"Uh. No?" Johnny sucked his lip into his mouth again, feeling the difference of it now. Definitely swelling. "I walked into a door?"
He knew that Mary wouldn't buy it, and knew that she was already aware of what happened. He thought that maybe the joke would disarm her, that going directly for an old abuse victim standby. And he wasn't going to make it worse by telling her that the hitting had been the first thing Jo had done.
"Want to see something awesome?" Johnny didn't wait for the answer. Just grabbed Mary by the hand and pulled her the little ways to his room. He stood her in front of the door so she could see the bike. "Ta da!"