[ Jamie's very aware that the two of them have shared something over the years that he doesn't have at all. There's a connection with Brianna to be sure, it's there, but there's something else between her and Claire. So much time knowing one another, growing in the same space together. He doesn't know his daughter the way his wife does.
As such, he doesn't think about what it might mean to Brianna to see him so affectionate with Claire. He never wants to stop touching her; eighteen years is separation enough. The question makes him aware, though, and Jamie raises his hand, letting go in case the answer is that Brianna is in fact uncomfortable. ]
Aye, I dinna wish to upset ye, lass.
[ He isn't trying to replace the man who raised her, the man she thought Claire loved wholly. ]
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As such, he doesn't think about what it might mean to Brianna to see him so affectionate with Claire. He never wants to stop touching her; eighteen years is separation enough. The question makes him aware, though, and Jamie raises his hand, letting go in case the answer is that Brianna is in fact uncomfortable. ]
Aye, I dinna wish to upset ye, lass.
[ He isn't trying to replace the man who raised her, the man she thought Claire loved wholly. ]