N-no you don't need to do that! [He jerks his head up and flushes brighter red. Hinata thinking like that makes it harder to talk. He stares down at the table to make it easier.] I-I just mean that...here we are living together, thinking in terms of 'us' and we're not alone.

[It's not what he wanted to say. He's having trouble articulating what it is he desperately wants to convey. It takes him a full minute to continue.]

I can actually imagine growing old and I can't think of a better person to do it with than you.

[He buries his hands in his hair and curses. No. Not what he wanted to say either. It's been a while since he's been this all over the place.] It's...I'm not trying to put pressure on you! It's just very nice to...have you in my life the way you are. I love you.

[There. Finally he got it. He looks up and reaches out to brush his fingers along Hinata's jaw as he murmurs.] My life has become a bright and beautiful place. I only hope I enrich yours as much as you do mine.