A kind of bittersweet smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. "Well, we've known that much for a few years now. You weren't always this good at keeping secrets," he explained. Even on a ship the size of Galactica, news traveled about what just about everyone was doing, unless one was very, very careful. In the case of his daughter's seemingly perennial crush on Nicholas Tyrol, it had become just one of those accepted, common knowledge sort of things.
"The same goes for your brother and Hera Agathon," he added, then quickly looked up. "They're not married, too, are they?" Lee shook his head. "I don't even think I'd want to know."
He took a few moments to look at his daughter, trying to see past the little girl through to the young woman. Lee knew all about how capable and responsible she had become, how he so often saw the very best of Dee in her and sometimes even some of him. The reviews from Captain Chiang had always been positive, and by all reports, she had the respect of both her fellow cadets and the crew. But he was still seeing her as a father saw her.
"Anne... Sweetheart..." Lee sighed. "It's not that we have a problem with Nicholas. He's a fine young man, if a little rough around the edges. But... isn't this all a little fast?"