They stand now on separate land masses, the last tie severed. He finds himself staring at her sometimes, his feet hanging off the edge, ready to jump off and try to make it across. But he never does, mostly because she has stepped away from the edge and isn't looking at him the same way. He looks around and sees that he's on an island, with nothing connecting him to the mainland. She is connected by a strong bridge built on a solid foundation, one built by 2 people who, on their own, were not master engineers, but they built on anyway, and saw how well it worked. They together are masters, builders of the strongest bridge. That one will never fall down, it can weather all storms. It's just a matter of building in the right spot.