"May, listen, I am really about that. You had good intentions, mostly for yourself. But I don't think I ever want to be romantically linked to you anymore."
"Eric…" May drawled as her tone got lower and more dejected. "You are not going to give us a second chance?" she asked as she got an imaginary punch to her heart. It was really painful.
On the other side, Eric shook his head. "I have already made up my mind. I don't think we can go back to the same way we were in the past.:
"How would you know if we don't try?" May asked almost immediately. She sounded so desperate because she really was.
Eric let out a deep breath into the phone. "I don't want to try, May. Let's move on. We can remain business partners, but not romantic partners."
"You sound like you already know what you want," she sniffed.
