"I... I know. And, I know it's hard for me to acknowledge that quite the way most people do, but it means a lot that I have you, that I have friends." She swallowed a little and closed her eyes. "I also know that I don't think I would have developed feelings for her if I could have just chosen who, but you fall for who you fall for. I don't like that I'm asking her to choose me over him. I don't want to be the other woman, even if they're not married."