Nobody needs to know.

“Don’t. Nobody needs to know”.

She looks at you with hope in her eyes, but doubt creeps back in through her words.

“I apologize for being so blunt, but if things.. progressed. We could never have children, never show affection in public more than this, and suspicions would arise anyways”.

You are silent in response, and she fills the silence quickly.

“Not that those things are likely.. we hardly spoke at all before today. Even if today was very.. very lovely”.