Just the Way You Are

by Beth Moran

Three years later, I still don’t think they’ve accepted that I’m happier doing something I actually enjoy.’

I felt a fleeting pang of regret that I had no one to share this with, before shaking my head at the concept that you have to share something in order to fully appreciate it. I’d experienced a moment of magic, and that was something to treasure.

My stupid, starving hormones couldn’t help pinging to attention at how his face shone with relief.

how life can flip inside out in one faltering heartbeat.

‘It’s only respectful to look smart for a lady.’

there a bigger risk than choosing to be yourself, however boring or peculiar that might be, and allowing other people to know that person, while committing to loving them for the long haul?