"I remember I tried to hit the high note and a seagull looked at me like I was crazy," he said.
Elias sat at the corner of the bar, nursing a bourbon he didn’t really want. He was waiting for Maya. They hadn’t spoken in three years—not since the night he’d let his pride get in the way of a "forever" kind of thing. Then, the DJ dropped the needle. Jeffrey Osbourne You Should Be Mine (woo woo song)
She froze when she heard the music. A small, sad smile tugged at the corner of her mouth. She didn't go to a table; she walked straight to the bar and sat two stools away from him. "I remember I tried to hit the high
"I wish I were that smooth," Elias laughed softly. "I think the universe just has a very specific sense of humor." They hadn’t spoken in three years—not since the
As they stood together in the indigo light, the song didn't just feel like a memory anymore—it felt like a beginning.
The lights in the "Midnight Velvet" lounge were dimmed to a hazy indigo, the kind of atmosphere where secrets are whispered and every clink of ice against glass sounds like a heartbeat.
Elias slid his glass aside and held out a hand. "I know this isn't a dance floor, Maya. And I know I don't deserve the time. But this song is four minutes long. Can I have the rest of it?"