Ravi knew that he was letting the ghost of his past affect his present; he had enough sessions with Malik to know that, but he still could not help himself.
He swallowed, shaking his head.
"You didn't do anything wrong. It is me. You are never around. I feel a little insecure."
Arlen looked even more hurt; his eyes widened and he looked like Ravi had twisted a knife further in.
Ravi's heart clenched even more, but he did not take back the words that had already left his mouth. He wanted to do his best to be honest with Arlen, and he trusted that his lover would never hurt him no matter how vulnerable the information he surrendered was.
He watched Arlen. Watched as the initial shock faded and Arlen took a second to ruminate over the words that he had just said, and he was immediately heading to Ravi's side.
