"I..." he stopped and swallowed. If he didn't do this now, he never would. "I really like you," he managed. "I think you're smart, and beautiful, and kind, and...I..." he stops there and gives her an embarrassed smile. It didn't matter what he thought, because at the end of the day he was a lying scumbag thief and she was a cop's daughter. "I just wanted you to know that."