<strong>"Well, it's settled then,"</strong>I said, smiling. Asuka was being petulant, as usual, and Shinji had returned to his soft-spoken, defiant attitude that was typical when Asuka was around. Whether she believed me at the moment or not didn't matter, because I was about to prove to her just how serious I was.<strong>"Okay, Shinji. Asuka or me?"</strong>I was getting impatient... I shouldn't have been, but I was. I wanted this to happen. I also wanted Shinji to pick me, though from his current competition with Asuka, I couldn't blame him if he chose her first. He could probably tell I was willing to hold her down and make this happen.<em>I'm a really terrible woman, aren't I?</em>