"Mary, you sound really bad, what happened?" before I could reply he swore, "Shit, don't tell me Paul found out?"

"Oh my God he knows!" I surprised myself by sobbing into the phone.

"Oh, Christ." Dan sighed, "He find out or one of his friends? Better damage control if it's just him, but still, oh, man, Mary." He was speaking rapid fire, "Did he flip out? Do you need me to try to talk to him? I'll cancel my plans and come right over."

"No, he just found out today. We talked and now he's in his room, I want to give him time before I bring it up again...