The Love Hypothesis

by Ali Hazelwood

I’m starting to wonder if this is what being in love is. Being okay with ripping yourself to shreds, so the other person can stay whole.

She smiles at him, happy, hopeful, beautiful, and says, “Hey.” Adam smiles, too, and thinks, This is it. He thinks, I love you. He thinks, Maybe, one day, you’ll even let me tell you. And he says, “Hey.”