Kira sighed heavily, her head starting to hurt with the frustration of this conversation. "Just stop." She pulled her hands gently from his. "Caelan, I'm glad you're actually thinking of yourself now. That's good." She hesitated. "But you're too late. I'm sorry. You forgot me. Constantly. Once, I was willing to give everything to fight that. To prove I was good enough for you. But when that letter came, probably from your mother," Kira shook her head.
"I found a support I never had with you. He takes his studies just as seriously as you always did, but he still takes time for me. He spent two months making an amazing gift for my birthday, he put me together again, he's worked me through my nightmares, he's made me a better person." She hesitated a moment, not wanting to hurt Caelan but needing him to let her go.
"I can't marry you. I don't know if I ever will marry. But if there is one thing I do know, without a shadow of a doubt, is that… I'm a Rabson. I love him, with all my heart. And I wouldn't have it another way." She spoke gently, but firmly. Her mind was made up. She sighed, stepping forward and kissing his cheek. "Goodbye, Caelan." She gave him a sad smile before turning to walk away.