"There's nothing to tell," I replied. “Oh, I'm sure there is. Everyone has a story. I'm very curious to hear yours. If we're going to act as lovers, then we need to know things about each other." There was no way I was just going to open up my life to him so I decided to give him a quick summary, knowing he wouldn't stop asking if I didn't. “There really isn't much to tell. I'm the youngest of three children and both my parents are dead.” Klaus looked like he wanted to know more and I was surprised when he simply nodded instead and continued eating his food. Suddenly, I wanted to know about his life too but I stopped myself before I could ask the questions that came to mind. This was all a pretence. I had to keep reminding myself of that so as to avoid getting carried away. If he didn'

