Right. It hadn't even been a day since his confession and he was already leaving. Don't give up on me, he pleaded, but how was she to do anything but when he was leaving for a few days. Nothing about an abrupt departure said 'I love you and want to be with you.' In fact, if it said anything at all it was the direct opposite. Wasn't that why he'd left two days ago? Wasn't that what a year's worth of actions had proven?

At least she was too exhausted last night to unpack.

Melody folded her arms tight across her chest and dropped her gaze to the floor. "Just go." She eventually responded, too tired to go through this all once again. "If I'm not here I'll be at Benevolence's." She gripped her door with the intention of closing it on him.