[She hadn't wanted to go about it this way. If it was a discussion they were going to have, if they were going to do it right and from the very beginning then it shouldn't happen in public, surrounded by mostly foreign people. But nothing is ever as organized in life as she'd like it to be, so this is just - well, this is how it happens and now they kind of have to deal with it, except this isn't the time and place. He asks her that question without really answering hers, in the end. He loved her back then but did he, now? When she was with someone, when she had children and a life with another man? Even though she had picked him as one of her starter 'choices' Nariko had always thought Nathan might have a hard time sharing. Not everyone had that in them.
And the other part of it is just ... ]
Now you have a girlfriend. One you've been with for three years.
[And they've been monogamous that whole time, right? So how would she feel about this? It might be disturbing to Irina, and would it really be worth putting in danger if her appearance bothered Nathan so much?]
Right about now is good!
And the other part of it is just ... ]
Now you have a girlfriend. One you've been with for three years.
[And they've been monogamous that whole time, right? So how would she feel about this? It might be disturbing to Irina, and would it really be worth putting in danger if her appearance bothered Nathan so much?]