So whenever I'm trying to hangout with my crush, she always makes it a trio-hangout; me, her and her girl-friend who is a common friend. This makes it very difficult for me to talk openly with her as the friend is right next to us, and I feel like an AO if I ignore the friend.
But there's a green light; the friend always seems to be on her phone, and subtly tries to stay back when we're walking just so that my crush and I can have time to talk alone. I don't know if she does it purposely or by habit.
How do I navigate through this the next time I meet them? We've decided to meet once a year, since we've just graduated a couple years back, so I'll be flying to meet her next March/April now. (Yes, we don't live in the same countries/belong to the same culture, we met during uni.)