Broken (a short scifi story)

My heart just shattered into minute pieces, each crafted in a perfectly similar shape.The shape of his face.He smiled at me just now, passing through the engine room as he inspected the ship. A fleeting smile of a man in a hurry, and it was the best thing he could give me.For half a second he was mine.And then he moved away from me. I followed him through the ship with my sensors, until I could feel him strap himself into his seat.He talks with Control and finally said, “Ship, ready for lift off.”How can I even describe his voice? It is deep, like the darkest of chocolates.He growls. “Ship! Did you hear me? Let’s go!"I send my commands to start the engines of the ship and hit the ship internal comm, “Sir, you can call me Rose. Starting final checks now. I will report back.”I send my thoughts out into the ship, and the ship responds by turning the lights over my head to green. When the last light turns green, I hit the comm button with the planet and say, "Control, all signs…