"You know that I'm...very fond of you," he began, almost hesitantly. "I always enjoy your company and I like...I like not being alone anymore. And it pains me to say that I don't know if I can say the same. At least...I don't know. This my first time having any feelings of this sort at all, so it's confusing at the best of times. Which seems like a copout, but it's the truth. And I did promise to be honest with you."