His arms came up and broke the hold she had on his shoulders, then he simply stepped closer to her.
"You only mentioned being good with friendship AFTER he told you HE was spoken for. Not once before then. And you certainly never told him friendship was all you were interested in. I trust you, Ate. I trust you enough to give you my heart, something I've only ever given once before. But I don't flirt with random strangers, and I certainly don't give them the belief that I'm available when I'm not."