It sounded so final when he said it. Rikku closed her eyes and nodded. "That's ... that's okay. I mean it's good, right? B-because ... that means I can stop trying, and not worry about ... if it's just over, and he's gone, I d-don't have to t-try to ..."

That's when her shoulders slumped and she started shaking again. Idiot. Crying all over his office like this.