When Padma buried her face in his shirt, Stephens hand went to her back, rubbing it, trying to console her. He hated it when Padma was upset and he already knew that he was going to do everything in his power to fix it, but he wasn't expecting what she said next.
"I... what?" Was all he could manage to say, pulling away from her a little to look down at her. "What are you talking about? What do you mean?"