[ He cracks one blue eye open, looking up at Piper. ]

Hah. Actually? I'll let you in on a special one-time-only secret, since you're being so darn nice and all: the whole thing scares the hell out of me.

[ Too honest. Shuts it again. Change the subject, pretend that was easy too. ]

But yeah. I'm happy.

[ And hey, between that and the last admission and the fact that he's basically just manipulated his only actual friend into not-snuggling with him, this might be the most emotionally open he's been since... he can't remember when? Well, okay, that's sad, but. Baby steps. ]