For a moment Alize was speechless, touched by the confession. She wasn't much of one for blurting out her feelings -- she kept them pretty close to her chest, really -- and it always embarrassed her a bit when other people talked about theirs with her.

But that didn't mean she didn't feel the same way.

"I'm glad... you let me be a part of it," Alize replied, hesitantly, almost shyly. "You and your dad and Baaya have done a lot for me."