He reached up and lightly trailed the backs if his fingers along one cheek. He knew what it meant, the change in expression. The fact that she was controlling her emotions. He sighed softly.
"I dated a young woman for a little while but we were never intimate." He cleared his throat. He didn't try to hide anything, letting her sense his feelings. "After she disappeared, I started a purely physical relationship with another young woman. We're friends but that's as far as it goes." He didn't regret the time he spent with Stacey. It had actually been a relief to be unemotional for a while.