Megan had been the only person in that family who ever looked at me like I was already enough, which was exactly why I had avoided her after the breakup.
Because even before Ashley gave the ring back, there had been moments with Megan that were dangerous in quiet ways.
A shared laugh in the kitchen while everyone else argued politics.
Her hand brushing mine when she passed me a beer on her parents’ dock.
The night she found me hiding from an engagement party in the garage and said, “You know, you don’t have to audition for people who already bought tickets.”
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