Liam rested his forehead against hers. “So,” he said. “What now?”
The opening guitar riff was soft, familiar. Maroon 5’s “She Will Be Loved.” maroon 5 she will be loved
But tonight was different. Tonight, her eyes were red-rimmed, and her hands trembled slightly as she wrapped them around a mug of cold coffee. She didn’t see him at first. She was lost somewhere far away, somewhere sad. Liam rested his forehead against hers
“What’s wrong with it?” Liam asked, though he knew exactly what was wrong with it. It was the song that had been playing the night of her high school graduation, when she’d danced with Mark for the first time. It was the song of young, stupid, fragile love. Maroon 5’s “She Will Be Loved
Not despite the broken smile. Because of it.
Nora closed her eyes. A tear slipped down her cheek. “I thought he was the one,” she said. “I thought if I just tried harder, was prettier, funnier, more —he’d stay.”
Nora’s breath caught. “You… what?”
