I didn't want to tell you, because... I thought I was protecting you from something that would just pointlessly hurt you. But I've thought about it, and if I want you to know me, the real me, who I am right now, then... I can't keep secrets like this. I just have to trust you to understand and be okay... even if that might take some time.

[She stopped walking and looked out over the river before meeting his gaze again.]

I had a boyfriend here. We didn't really call ourselves that, but - that's what we were.