After telling Deidara goodbye, Emmie braced herself. It was time. She had to be honest with herself and Kabuto. With shaking hands, Emmie called Kabuto and told him to meet her at one of the gourmet coffee shops near the business region. Emmie smoothed her Balmain skirt and mentally prepared herself.
Kabuto arrived, perfectly punctual and leaned in for a kiss but Emmie held up a hand politely.
"We need to talk," she started without any frills. "Kabuto, I'm grateful for everything you've done for me, I really am. But I don't think this relationship is working out." There. It was out but now that she said it out loud, Emmie thought she sounded far too harsh. The bewildered hurt expression on Kabuto caused a stab of guilt from her conscience.
"What, but darling, we were doing so well together! We are perfectly in sync and of course I can provide for you if that's what you are concerned about," his eyes shone with an earnest gleam.
Folding her hands delicately in her lap, Emmie continued, "No Kabuto. You were doing well. I was a mess, I was numb and trying stupidly to escape. It's not fair to me or you. Our marriage would have been a sham."
"I love you! Doesn't that mean anything?" he pleaded.
She shook her head and twisted the monstrosity of an engagement ring off her slim finger. "Then that's even worse. Our marriage would have been one sided." Emmie held the ring out.
Kabuto made no motion to retrieve it. He whispered, "We could have made it work." Emmie shook her head firmly and put the ring down in the middle of the table. "No, we couldn't. I couldn't. You rushed me into this engagement; I was a broken mess from my other…. relationship, my brother was being threatened, and you showed back up in my life. I was too confused and I was scared," she admitted. "I was using you as a crutch, you were safe. Familiar. I'm sorry, but no, I never truly loved you. I am very fond of you though," she said resolutely.
Kabuto looked as if his heart was shattered. "You could have tried to make it work. It is another man right?" he asked accusingly. Emmie fought the urge to gulp, he was partially right, Deidara changed her mind, he was the one who mended her broken heart, not Kabuto but there was a more important reason to call off the wedding.
"No," Emiliana stated . It was time to be brutally honest, she thought. "It wasn't another man, I came to realize that you can't make me happy. You couldn't fill the hole in my heart, not really. I was just using you to get over someone and it's not fair I know. I regret that, I do. You did try, I appreciate that, but I just wasn't happy with you," Emmie stood. "You are a really great guy, you'll find someone who will really love you, no doubt, but she's not me. We aren't right for each other."
Standing as well, Kabuto opened his mouth to argue but shut it. He sat down resigned as she silently glided away. If that was Deidara, he would have made such a scene. Deidara wouldn't let Emmie go nearly as easily. More reason to terminate their engagement, turning on her Manolo heels, Emmie smiled. She felt as if a big part of her burdens have been lifted. Maybe it was time to go to Deidara's to celebrate.