Basically.

"Now you can join them," he said, placing it down with care.

I laughed a bit.

"Yeah..."

His eyes met mine, and his face broke into a grin.

"You're not going to tell them, are you?" he asked.  "You're going to keep it a secret."

Another chuckle slipped from my mouth.  I'm not quite sure how he knew.

"Yep," I replied.