Simon couldn't help but smile at her reaction. It wasn't really humorous, and he couldn't begin to imagine what she was really going through. "I can," he assured her softly. "I do," he added. "It ... it just took me a ... a little while to realize that I was ... going about things all the wrong way. River's important to me, she'll always be important to me, but ... she's not the only thing in my life."
He lifted his free hand, brushing her hair back gently.
"After ... everything with Miranda, I told you. I ... I don't know if you want some time to adjust to the idea of it, or if you aren't ... ready to ... but I thought you should know that we ... you and I did get together." He managed not to add 'often', but in the first few weeks, they'd gotten together whenever they found the time for it.