If she was a better person, she'd argue the point. If the roles were reversed, she knew what she'd be feeling, and no matter how smoothly Flora said that it was just sex, Soh had to imagine that it was anything but. It wasn't that she was naive and stupid - she knew that some relationships were just about the sex. But this was Koa. And he was worth so much more.
If she was a better person, she'd say she'd take a step back, lock her feelings for Koa away in a little box in the back of her mind, never again to see the light of day.
But Flora's excuse was so easy, her grin so compelling, and the words stuck in Soh's throat. Instead, she tilted her head to one side. [say]"I heard about that!"[/say] she said of Harper's departure, guilt striking her suddenly. [say]"It's weird - normally I'd be checking on Jude, but I guess I don't have the right to do that anymore."[/say] But that was neither here nor there. She shook herself. [say]"So, what kinds of plans? Please tell me it'll be something fun."[/say]
If she was a better person, she'd say she'd take a step back, lock her feelings for Koa away in a little box in the back of her mind, never again to see the light of day.
But Flora's excuse was so easy, her grin so compelling, and the words stuck in Soh's throat. Instead, she tilted her head to one side. [say]"I heard about that!"[/say] she said of Harper's departure, guilt striking her suddenly. [say]"It's weird - normally I'd be checking on Jude, but I guess I don't have the right to do that anymore."[/say] But that was neither here nor there. She shook herself. [say]"So, what kinds of plans? Please tell me it'll be something fun."[/say]
