The last time she left like this he hadn't bothered to stop her. It didn't make all that much difference; they had all this vast potential waiting. The promise of tomorrow, free from titles and labels (like 'colleague' or 'consultant'), was enough.
The last time she left he was almost happy. It meant something, right, that she didn't want to because of the tequila?
The last time she left he knew it wouldn't be for long. It couldn't.
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She's leaving now and he wants to stop her but he can't.
She's leaving now, and he knows so much more about her and them. He knows that running after her would just force her into a corner, and then she would panic, and then she might decide to stop—
She's leaving now, and he's terrified it'll be for good.