The Upside of Falling Down

by Rebekah Crane

“Kieran O’Connell. It’s nice to meet you.” “Very Irish sounding, Kieran O’Connell.” “Half-Irish, on my mother’s side.” “And your dad?” I ask. “Technically, he’s British, but he’s more asshole than anything.”

“One more question,” I say. “In a Jane Austen story, how does it all end? There’s a happily ever after, right?” Clive gets solemn. “Depends on which character you are.”