I always pay close attention when it involves him. Kind of a side effect of...

[ ... well. it'll kill two birds with one stone, and she sighs sheepishly. ]

We were involved for a while here, and my feelings for him haven't faded -- but it's history, and history it'll remain. I'm one of the few people that could get away with it, but I know he's got a little bit of an image to keep up.

[ and. maybe, still, if she hugged him, she wouldn't want to let go. definitely not wanting to test that. ]