[That's when it hits her. The fact that she doesn't have to think about it. She already knows her answer, and Joel knew, too.]
Yeah.
[The tears press up hot behind her eyes. He knew. He knew, and he lied. He took it away from her, took her choice, took everything she'd been building toward, everything they'd gone through, and decided for her. It was so unbelievably selfish, and he'd done it because he loved her.
He loved her enough to choose her over the whole world.
The sob catches in her throat, hot and painful, and on the second breath she doesn't hold it back. It breaks out of her, and she reaches up to cover her mouth with both hands, shoulders trembling, tears rushing over her fingers.]
action.
Yeah.
[The tears press up hot behind her eyes. He knew. He knew, and he lied. He took it away from her, took her choice, took everything she'd been building toward, everything they'd gone through, and decided for her. It was so unbelievably selfish, and he'd done it because he loved her.
He loved her enough to choose her over the whole world.
The sob catches in her throat, hot and painful, and on the second breath she doesn't hold it back. It breaks out of her, and she reaches up to cover her mouth with both hands, shoulders trembling, tears rushing over her fingers.]