Timothy figured as much considering her request to walk around the lake and then cutting her own self off. He turned his attention onto her as she seemed to find her fingernails to be of particular interest. He waited her out patiently to see what it was that she wished to speak of.

He felt a pricking of guilt as she spoke of there not being any secrets. Was his proclivities in romance and sex to be considered a secret of consequence? It was not like he had any intentions of outing himself and causing a huge scandal. This element had always been what tended to give him pause when he had considered marriage. But he also had no intentions of taking on a lover so hopefully that made things all right? He didn't know.

"You have my full attention," he said, wondering what she might have to say.