Squall frowned. But not because he was angry with Zell. He reached across the table and flicked Zell in between the eyes gently. "It's not your fault. Don't apologize."

It was obvious that they were closer than ever now, and things like this would happen from time to time. Although it embarrassed Squall for people to see simple exchanges between them, it was bound to happen sooner or later. It makes him think about the future and how eventually all this would have to come out into the open. At least that's what he thought Zell would want with the talk about families and all that earlier in the night.

"Eventually, people are going to find out about us. As much as I'd like to keep everything secret forever, that's not what you actually want, is it? Do you really like hiding behind hats and fake names?"

It was the biggest insecurity he had about the two of them. What did Zell really want?