He explains that they need him there.

"I hate work, Kait. You know it's not half as fun as being with you. Every waking moment I'm there and not here, being goofy and dumb with you, I'm dying on the inside. But they need me right now. Things are tough and they need their assistant manager."

Kaitlyn was silent.

"It'll only be for this Friday, I promise. Pick any singular day away from then and I'll mark it so many times on my calendar it'll be burned into my retinas."

She was still silent, and then spoke up quietly. "No, I know how you feel. I know you, Tyler. You're a good man and I love you for that. I hate your altruism. I hate how much you value your honor and sticking to your guts. But I also love you for it. We'll find another day."

He felt like a million pounds of shit.