"It was kind of seriously embarrassing to put it that way, you know." But it had actually made the point to Rinoa, really hit home that in the end she might have to decide between them. Not everyone got to win.

"Well, they're dating, not married... but she didn't just jump in my arms if that's what you're asking. She said she needed time to think. Like you said, if she's with me, she's deciding that she's moving on. It's ... I'm actually glad she's thinking about it."

Why? Because it meant if she said yes, she probably fully understood what she was doing, which was what Parsee needed. Parsee was not big on cheating. She'd essentially asked the girl to consider breaking up with him for her. She'd been just as surprised that she even had a shot. But, then again? It was getting close to a year they'd been here and ... Squall wasn't here.