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“Nope. Where do you even find guys like that—good guys who’ll treat you right but have that alpha male attitude behind a closed door? Is it a law enforcement thing? Maybe I should start hanging around the fire station.”
I could not have a crush on Henry. I could not kiss Henry. I shouldn’t even allow myself to fantasize about it. But I did. All. Night. Long.
It made me feel less alone, like I’m not the only one still making mistakes and tripping on the path to wherever it is I’m going.”
“Could I have another?” I asked the bartender, loosening the knot in my tie. Sylvia laughed. “Is it the prospect of spending more time with me?” That actually made me crack half a smile. “You have no idea.”
“I know your husband was the luckiest son of a bitch in the world. I know you’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever met. And I know I should leave right now, before I do something stupid.”
no matter how well you knew a person, you could never really know the depth of what they were feeling. Everyone was so good at hiding things.
We’re all just stumbling our way through life, hoping to arrive at the right destination. If something makes you feel good on the way, why not do it?”
I tilted my head and looked up at the sky, wondering which star was the right one to wish on, the one with the most luck, the most magic, the most power to deliver on its promise. But if my chances of finding it were one in a hundred billion, what hope could I have that Sylvia might one day really be mine?
“So,” Noah said, tipping up his beer. “How long have you been in love with Sylvia?” I made a sound somewhere between a choke and a laugh. “Uh, since I saw her in that skirt?” Noah nodded and touched his beer bottle to my glass. “Good answer.”
I missed the life I thought I would have. Being with Sylvia had given me hope for a second chance. And right now, it felt like that hope was gone.
