Kirk spread his free hand, "I don't know what you want me to say. I feel like the only..." Something clicked, and he leaned forward. He met Pike's eyes, and said quietly, "I think the only reason she wants to 'make up' and suddenly doesn't hate me is because Dad came back. She had years to 'make up' and not hate me, but suddenly he's back and she's trying. Doesn't that seem fishy to you?"

He looked away, then back, "...Did you care about Sam and me, when we were kids? At all?"