"I know. I know you have, bello You have no idea how much it means to me, that you've tried so hard," I assured him, my hand covering his, our fingers lacing together.

"I don't know that there is a right thing or a wrong thing. There's so much that you've experienced that I've missed out on, but that doesn't give you an advantage. I used to worry that it did, but I know that it doesn't."