Lara thought about it for a while. Kitty was being honest, she deserved honesty in return, but what exactly that was....

Finally, she said, "Well. I don't have so many friends that I can afford to lose one to a man. I really like you, too, I want you to be happy. And apparently I just want you." That was new, or at least newly-realized, but it was true. "So... I think I'll try anything. Worst case scenario, you're still my best friend in this place."