A sigh. It wasn't like she had wanted to keep it from him! She had felt like she needed to, at least for the time being, until she at least came to a better decision about things. No need to say anything too soon, right?
She was still focused on looking at her lap, her free hand still twisting in her skirt. A year. And now it was out in the open and... she hated it. She couldn't avoid it forever, of course, but she still hated this. A lot. She looked over at him for a moment, pressing her lips together. Silence... yeah, that killed her. But could she blame him? Not really, no.
It was a huge deal! A very big one, in fact, so the fact she was conflicted was pretty much killing her. "I... probably Christmas," she said quietly, still not looking at him. "And that'd be the longest one I'd get. I mean, I'll have maybe a few days here and there, but I'll be gone for the most part." She shrugged her shoulders a bit and shook her head. She knew this questions would be come, but she hated answering them more than she thought she would. "I'll mostly be traveling."