He rubbed his face and shook his head. "No, not him. Until recently, no one knew. I was so good at keeping it to myself. Things changed. Someone I know, his son..worked so hard to keep it a secret before he died. And I know how people think. You see the article. I didn't even do anything to make her think that. At least I'm sure I didn't. " He couldn't believe he was bringing up Simon at a moment like this.

"And the one guy..he was going to try to expose me just because things weren't going well. And I lied. Damn it. Like a coward." He covered his eyes. "Maybe i deserve all of this. I'm a terrible person."