"I think that's one of the reasons I'm so scared of fucking it all up again," Kathy said. "Because it's real. There's no arbitrary endpoint--no Mundus for you and graduation for me. This is going to last for however long it lasts. We always had one foot out the door, you and I. I think that's why it was so much easier to keep those walls up. I always knew I was leaving after I graduated, hoped you two would follow but didn't entirely believe it. But now--now I'm all in. And that's terrifying. There's no safety net anymore."
She finally looked up at him, giving him a bleak smile. "So it doesn't matter whether you call me your girlfriend or not, I don't think. I'm already all in, at this point, the terminology's moot."
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She finally looked up at him, giving him a bleak smile. "So it doesn't matter whether you call me your girlfriend or not, I don't think. I'm already all in, at this point, the terminology's moot."