"I'll let you in on a little secret, Sidekick." His voice was quiet, serious. "Being famous isn't all it's cracked up to be. Sometimes it makes you feel like you're constantly under a microscope. People making judgements about you without really knowing who you are." He wasn't sure if it was the alcohol that was loosening his inhabitions and making him spill his guts to her, or if it was just because she was Chloe. "For every 'fan'--" He made quotation marks with his fingers, "--that I have, someone hates me. And none of them really know me."

He paused, sighing softly. "No one really knows me. No one really wants to get close enough to try. And if they do, I inevitably say or do something to screw it up. Could be why you're the only friend I have."