"Ah. Well, if it helps, you are doing one better than me in that he knows about your last relationship. The man I'm currently seeing here does...not."

She hadn't told anyone about D'av and how that had gone until today. It's one of the many things she's keeping from him and she realizes how bad that will be when she finally does tell him. She hopes Matthias won't hold it against her too terribly but she knows she deserves it if he does.

"I don't really talk about my past with him," she sighs, shaking his head. "Anyway. I have no good advice on how to convince him that he's not in anyone's shadow either. That's difficult. I can only hope that spending time together will make him realize you're seeing him and only him?"