She looked away as the words hit like a shot. Her eyes going from stinging to a flush she could feel of the tears building now. The right thing for him. The right thing for Kathryn.

Why he couldn't choose this yesterday. The day before. This morning. A week ago. Every single time she'd reminded him of his wife. Before some magic wand finally waved, after she'd given to his pursuit, and then he listened. Once he had her. Once he didn't want her.

"The right thing to do--" She nodded as she crossed her arms, her lip wobbling and voice starting to clog and crack, even as tried to keep it firm. Her tone a hurt that refused to even become anger for her no matter how hard she tried for it. "--was not to lead me on."