"I'm not sure." She frowns, leaning her head against his shoulder. "It felt obvious, but he's not me. And he may have been too busy being defensive to think about it."

They've always relied on the blindness of other people, the way people won't notice what they don't expect to see. Under normal circumstances, she'd feel confident he didn't know. This is far from normal circumstance.

"I don't think he'll say anything if he does know. He'll be too afraid I'll spill his secret."