Soh listened to her friend's advice, she really did, but something inside felt wrong. Maybe Flora wasn't out to get married, but Soh wanted something serious, something stable. "I don't know, Flora. And maybe I'm being unfair. It was bad timing. Jude and I had agreed to be together, just us, and then months later I suddenly realize I have feelings for someone else, too? If our positions were reversed, I don't know what I'd think." She bit her lip. She did know what she'd think. And she'd probably be heartbroken, just like Jude had seemed to be. "No, that's not true. I'd be just as upset as Jude is. I mean, isn't it basically cheating? To have feelings for someone else when you've agreed to be monogamous?" And wasn't that the bigger issue, anyway?
Soh sighed. It wasn't the fact that she had feelings for someone else that had Jude upset; it was that it seemed like she'd hidden it from him. "Look, Jude is great. He's a great person, and he's a great boyfriend. I don't want it to seem like he's not, because he is, and I love him. It's just... the other guy is great, too." Then, because Flora had asked, and completely unaware of the new can of worms she was likely to open when she shared, she said, "His name's Koa. He's a Dragoon here."
Soh sighed. It wasn't the fact that she had feelings for someone else that had Jude upset; it was that it seemed like she'd hidden it from him. "Look, Jude is great. He's a great person, and he's a great boyfriend. I don't want it to seem like he's not, because he is, and I love him. It's just... the other guy is great, too." Then, because Flora had asked, and completely unaware of the new can of worms she was likely to open when she shared, she said, "His name's Koa. He's a Dragoon here."
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