"Go ask him, if you want to know," Klaus answers over his shoulder, letting the tiredness show in his voice, although it's more show than his actual tiredness. "I'm not playing he said she said."

It's never been his style - he does what he does, and he takes responsibility. He doesn't try to justify himself. People understand him, or they don't - and they rarely do. They so rarely trust him.

But telling her what her so-called friend said about him, about them - that's not something he's prepared to do.