Kaya laughed. "I'll be honest: I had to know I wasn't just reading too much into it. I didn't want to burden you with unrequited things you wouldn't understand. I care very much for you as a friend, but more than that was something I wished for."

She knew being turned down, being told she had seen more than was actually present, would have hurt her deeply. So she just returned the smile, taking his hand,

"And make you think I'm just a scarred, scared girl transferring my feelings? No...I want you to realize my feelings were for real."