Disclaimer: I own none of this. The song is by Celine Dion.

Title: I love you, goodbye.
Author: ZebulaNebula
Timeframe: Shortly after TUF
Characters: Danni Quee, Jacen.
Keywords: J/D; angst; breakup; songfic.
Summary: Danni sends Jacen a breakup letter.

Danni Quee sighed at the computer screen, trying to find the courage to say the hardest thing she had ever had to. "Dammit, just get this over with," she grumbled to herself, "before you change your mind and screw up destiny. Computer, begin recording."

Wish I could be the one
The one who could give you love
The kind of love you really need
Wish I could say to you
That I'll always stay with you
But baby that's not me

"Jacen, this is far from easy for me, but it's gotta come out sooner or later. I have come to realize, through much meditation, that you and I aren't gonna work as a couple." She paused to wipe away her tears, "We've been seeing each other long enough for me to see we're too damn similar." Danni jumped at her own words: she only used profanity when she was extremely stressed. "I love you, heart and soul, but there's no way in the nine Corellian hells this is gonna work. Therefore, I'm setting you free before this can get more complicated. We both hate to prolong suffering, but to continue down this path would do just that."

You need someone willing to give their heart and soul to you
Promise you forever, baby that's something I can't do
Oh I could say that I'll be all you need
But that would be a lie
I know I'd only hurt you
I know I'd only make you cry
I'm not the one you're needing
I love you, goodbye

"A part of me's surprised we made it this long. We're so poorly mismatched, it'd be funny if it weren't so sad." Danni paused again, collecting her thoughts. "You need someone much more ... strong willed. Right now, both of us are just following the path of least resistance, and no sentient needs that."

I hope someday you can
Find some way to understand I'm only doing this for you
I don't really wanna go
But deep in my heart I know this is the kindest thing to do
You'll find someone who'll be the one that I could never be
Who'll give you something better
Than the love you'll find with me
Oh I could say that I'll be all you need
But that would be a crime
I know I'd only hurt you
I know I'd only make you cry
I'm not the one you're needing
I love you, goodbye

"I don't want this, either, Jacen, but we have to part ways. Your destiny lies elsewhere, with a completely different woman. I know this, and accept it at some level. After all, who am I to mess with destiny." Danni managed a weak smile, "I had a vision, of you with someone both of us know deep down can love you better."

"I don't want to trespass on someone else's territory." The scientist could not bring herself to say the name of the woman in her vision, "I'd rather you be happy with her than miserable with me. Someone wise once said that love is when you put the other person's happiness above your own. I'm doing this because I love you more than I love myself."

Leaving someone when you love someone
Is the hardest thing to do
When you love someone as much as I love you

Oh, I don't wanna leave you
Baby it tears me up inside
But I'll never be the one you're needing
I love you, goodbye

"Forgive me," The blonde deliberately avoided terms of endearment, "But it has to be this way." Danni sighed heavily before finishing her message, "May the Force be with you ... and may you find happiness soon. I love you, goodbye."

Baby, its never gonna work out
I love you, goodbye

She dried her eyes, half surprised she still had tears left. "End recording. Transmit." There, it is done.