"I'm sorry." He said, his breathing now labored, as he looked even deeper into her eyes, penetrating her soul.
"For what?"
"I'm sorry that I didn't tell you I loved you the moment I felt it...it just happened...I tried to ignore it I swear to god...I just couldn't... let go...I'm sorry for every time I tried to push you away... I had to...you were to close...no matter what I did, you were too close... so close...sometimes... I feel like I can't even breathe when we're in the same room." He said finally taking a breath.
She looked at him-- for the first time...in a very long time, she really looked at him. She saw pass the commanding officer in him, pass the military officer and friend...she looked through to his heart, where the man that loved her lived in secret.
She wanted to speak, to say something...anything but she couldn't form any words let alone sounds...
"I quit." He said suddenly. "I quit...all of it..."