He stares at his spouse's resting face and wonders aloud, "In another life, what would things have been like between?" 

He can see immediately where her head goes to since it's still only been a few days since he was told the truth. 

"In another life," she sighs, feeling herself get upset again, "I would have told you all my secrets right from the beginning." 

But there's more, there has to be more to it than that. 

"But we would be happy, right? You'd realise how much I'd help you with anything and that would bring us closer, right?" He asks worriedly.