The Upside of Falling

by Alex Light

I’d thought my love for romance novels would have died with my parents’ divorce.

Becca held that book more carefully than I’ve seen people hold babies.

“You’re still coming to my game tomorrow?” “Of course.”

said. I felt kind of proud, like yeah, my girlfriend is smart as hell and happy to own it.

“Then lucky me for being the one dating you.

what was happening to me tonight? Something was in the air at Lovers’ Lake, because my heart had taken control of my brain.

“Is this our thing, then?” he asked. “Eating fast food at midnight in my car?”

“I’m happy her business took off,” Brett said. “I don’t know what I’d do without jelly bells.”

“Read to me”