Well it's good to know I'm still the most important woman in your life. [It's really said with such confidence that it has to be illegal. The way she smiles for him then is - any sort of man that might be attracted to her would run the risk of being a little star struck there, though it's still an expression that's been largely saved for Masaomi.] Probably, at least.

[There was something to be said of being a victim of a terrible mistake. But there was just as much to be said about both sides of a story. Melissa probably had reasons for leaving Joshua, Nariko had her reasons to cling to marriage, and Junko had her reasons for considering monogamy. The key in all of it was choosing which side of the story was worth putting truth in. It was true that Nathan had done a horrible thing against Nariko's will, he'd taken advantage of her trust! But her inability to let someone else be important to him - even their mother - wasn't Nathan's fault, and it meant Nariko was less innocent in certain manners. Because really, in that moment, when he's looking at her chest and she knows that just being near her somehow yanked out his scent? To her it's incomprehensible that Irina might mean more, enough to bring her along.

Nariko doesn't want to see him with anyone else, but she hadn't allowed him to be with her either, and the passive aggressive quips. The need for affirmation from her brother? That was the sign.]

If she gives it a try I'll be nice to her. [No, she won't be. She'll hate Irina and smile at her dully. 'Nice' means not kicking her bass down the longest flight of stairs in her house. Nariko lets go of his hands to give him a proper hug, hiding her face in his chest.] I'm glad you're coming home.

[And there's that sneaking little part of her that adds to me. But she'd sooner lose a limb then let that come out of her mouth.]