Carlos recognized the feather and shook his head in bemusement.
"I guess nobody can keep a secret around here," he said, though he didn't mind the show of support from Eric. And he really didn't mind her being here.
Since she still hadn't taken a seat, Carlos gestured to the chair and then again to the seat beside him. She could choose where she sat.
"I think you should sit. I want to tell you what happened, but it's kind of a long story."
He ran a hand through his hair, a little nervous about explaining things to her, but it had to be done. She deserved to know what had happened with Peter and Carlos thought that she should know that he'd been brought back from the dead. He wasn't even sure why he'd kept it a secret for so long except that it was something that was difficult to simply explain. But this was his life and he wanted her to have the chance to truly know him and what his life was like. To share it.