You don't get to decide that.
Kevin looked around the room, and none of the guys would meet his eye. His hands rolled palm-up on the table, and he said "I'm sorry" once again.
" I really need a cigarette." AJ broke the silence, pushed back his chair and walked out of the room.
"Ten minutes, yeah?" Brian added, laying a hand on Kevin's shoulder as he and Howie followed.
Nick didn't say anything, just sat, hunched over, staring at his hands.
"Nick?" Kevin said, "Just 'cos I'm leaving the band, it doesn't mean that we …"
Nick's hands curled into fists. "Yeah," he said, "It does."