She can sense his hesitation, but the fact that he doesn't get upset by her admission gets a relieved sigh. Slowly, she looks back up at him with a small smile. So different from what she'd been expecting... But then, she was half expecting a Nathan-like answer. Which she shouldn't be. Sigh. This is more complicated that she would like to admit.

"Looking like a parent is, usually, to be expected," she points out. "Though how you take it depends on how you view your family, which... I'm guessing means you're not terribly excited about being told you look like your father?" It's all speculation based on what he wasn't saying before about his family, and she could be completely wrong, which is why she's asking.