[The quiet attempt on Hikaru's part to both reassure you and bring you out of whatever dark thoughts that you're starting to drown yourself in comes in the form of another kiss on your lips.

His words come soft in the next moment, as he's withdrawing.]

I'll be honest with you. [And fixing his gaze, without hesitation, to yours.] I ended up telling her how I felt about you. I wanted to make sure it came from me before someone else in the family caught on and ended up talking to her about it.

[She really is his daughter now, after all.]

I think she was saying that out of concern for the both of us.

[But it was an interesting choice of words on Brianna's part. At least it was in Hikaru's opinion.]