Those words and his tone together with the hug were such a big relief, if Chelsea had been the crying type of girl (and if she could actually cry), she'd be crying now. She smiled against him, pressing a kiss on his chest and relaxing completely in his arms.
No more secrets, she told herself. She had learned the hard way what keeping secrets from him could do to them (separatedly and as a couple) and she did not want to feel it again.