Her words hurt. Badly. He felt a sting that was no different from rejection, even if all she was asking for was space. Reed swallowed hard and backed up. Nodding, he had to fight the strangled sound of his voice. "Yeah. Okay."
He felt something awful inbetween his throat and chest, this odd sensation, the sort that usually triggered tears. He wasn't going to cry though. It would only upset her. Reed nodded again. "I should go." He motioned behind himself and then just went ahead and turned to walk out. "I gotta go." He couldn't stay a second longer. It hurt too much.