"And what if I screw up our friendship by telling him?" Faith countered with a pointed look. "What if telling him makes things permanently awkward between us and we never get past it?"
She began to toy with a loose thread on her bed, twisting it around her fingers before snapping it off with a sigh.
"Ruby advised I keep quiet," she said after a while. "Maybe she's right."
Why had her heart decided to make things so complicated? She had to laugh slightly.
"You know I should have seen this coming," she shook her head. "After he split with Heather and Kyle left, we ended up getting drunk together and talking about soul mates." She paused before looking at her Hapan friend. "Do you guys have that in your galaxy? The idea of someone so connected with your soul that being with them makes you feel complete." A fond smile crossed her face despite herself. "I told him I didn't need a guy for that, I had him."