"Julius-" Gen reached for him as he stepped back, admittedly feeling a bit better with whatever little contact. "I- I'm glad it isn't for that reason. But- oh, I don't know if I could explain the whys of the hows of me loving you- I just- I do and I don't care what my family says or thinks or what anybody else would think because it doesn't matter. I- you've jumbled me all up inside, made my heart pound and my stomach do flips and made me jealous and happy and half the time I can't even explain what I'm thinking or feeling because it's so wrapped up in you and I just want- I never thought you could possibly- could possibly look at me the same or think of me as anything- anything at all, really-"