His shoulders bunched up a little more, and he dug his hands deeper into his pockets and tried to tuck his chin into the top of his shirt, but if that was because of the cold or the conversation, it was going to be difficult to tell.

"Had to get said. Either we were gonna say it then, or it would'a waited for grad, and... I dunno. I think maybe it's better it get said now, instead."

Even if it meant it was coming out in the open just so she couldn't get blindsided by it on some world she might not want to stay on as a result.