Maria shakes her head a little, looking down for a moment.

"You? Not that long," she admits, then sighs softly, looking back up at him. "It wasn't your secret to tell. Guerin, Liz. They should have told me. Liz, especially. I felt like... such a fool. Mourning her when she was right there and--"

She cuts herself off and purses her lips into a brief look of disappointment. Then her features smooth out again and she gives Alex a vaguely sheepish look.

"Besides. You kept a secret, I dated your ex. I figured it all came out in the wash between you and me."