<human>: My ex broke up with me a little over a year ago as we sort of faded away and stopped being as close as we were for the beginning. Keeping in mind this was only a 3 month relationship, we were at school together in a program that divided 20 of the students (including us two) from the rest of the college students, which made the damage last more than the duration of the relationship.

She was the one who broke it off, and it was pretty obvious for both of us that it was going to happen, but I was quite hurt afterwards nonetheless and remained adamant with my low-no contact policy for around 9 months following (almost until the end of college).

To put it chronologically - the issue arises when I get in a relationship with her best friend after college. My ex was fully informed of the circumstances, but this new partner was moving interstate thus disallowing our relationship to continue; we were both on terms that it would not last.

After the recent *forced* breakup due to distance, I have begun talking a lot more to my ex, and it seems that she may be keen to get back together (I know I am).

The issue is I want to maintain being friends with her if things go wrong (which normally would be easy, but these circumstances may change that) and I also want her (if she is keen) to feel confident - or I guess assured - that her friend will be okay with it (which she will).

To put it blatantly I want to know how to ask her out.

Can you condense the text into three sentences or less?
<bot>: I am beginning to like my ex again and have reason to think she likes me too so I want to know what the best way to ask her out is.