Unfinished Words

Vance

The words sat between us for a moment, heavier than I expected them to be. Honestly, I hadn't planned to say it that way or even plan any of this, but there they were, hanging in the air, and I wasn't about to take them back.

She opened her mouth, her eyes still a little glassy from whatever emotion had been building in her. "Sir, I don't…"

The office door banged open before she could finish