Carlos covered Mag's hand with his once she took the seat. He took a deep breath, gearing up for all that he had to tell her.
"I should probably start at the beginning of the story. So, uh, a little while back I sort of died. This over-powered guy-an enemy of Peter's-was causing a lot of trouble here and I tried to take him on and lost. Peter's the one who brought me back."
He winced and looked over at her, fearing the reactions that he might see in her face.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you. It's just one of those things that is awkward to bring up in conversation, you know?"
It was a lame excuse and he knew damn well that it was.