"Even if that's true..." Toby manages to cut off that train of thought before saying it aloud. ...that doesn't mean it didn't hurt. "It still is going to happen again one day."

His expression softens slightly before he continues.

"And I don't think I can deal with it happening a second time, not again. No, this—this is for the best. We might as well just cut it off at the pass. I'm sorry for disgusting you and wasting your time, Dorian."