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Dance Monkey - Harley Quinn (Birds of Prey)
"I think Ezra is seeing someone new?" Nav said the first thing when he dropped in at Matty's, who was alone. Nav was passing out late Christmas gifts, which were candies that his relatives had given him for Christmas. Granted, the candy was a bit foreign from the nearby Indian grocer. Matty took it with ease.
"What?" Matty cracked up at Nav's revelation. "Are you sure? When?"
"Aren't you the closest one to him now?" Nav plopped down on the couch, and Matty brought him a generic soda from the fridge.
"Not really." Matty winced with a shrug. "I mean, he didn't come to Christmas when Fiona asked him. We just left him alone."
Nav nodded. "He wasn't exactly happy to see me. Of course, I know why. He's hurt about Dakota. It's not like I took him away from her, you know."
"Are you sure?" Matty gave him the eye.
"I didn't mean to. It's just I really like Dakota, and I..." He couldn't explain it, really. "We connected, OK."
"Connected." Matty cracked up with an open smile. "Aw, I like that word."
"I did give him a gift, or tried to. But he was busy with someone. She has blue hair. I didn't get a good look. Have you seen anyone in the building with blue hair, lately?"
Matty shook his head, no, and took a sip of his canned soda. "Do you want me to ask Fiona?"
"No, maybe it's best to leave it alone. He's allowed to move on, you know." Nav decided.
"Yeah, it's a new year. I'd like to see him happy again." Matty agreed. "Still, I'd like to meet her."
Matty shook with laughter, and Nav found himself laughing too.
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The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (Normal People)
I should have known it wasn't going to be all right. Not that look in Ben's eye. He knew then I'd made my decision. But I said, I'd be right back. It was just going to be a visit with an old friend. Nothing more. Nothing less.
"But, I've been thinking about you all the time," Cole paced around out by his car in the bar parking lot. You could hear the waves from here. It was a winter sound. Ruff and taunting.
I hugged myself hard, ready to tell him what was what. I was here at the bar with Ben.
"You're stuck," he winced in a painful emotion I was not expecting. It hit a nerve. "You need more than this." He practically shook me. "There's so much more to you. I know you think you were just some plain Jane, and maybe you were once upon a time, but..but I've had time to think, the whole semester, in fact." He sighed and pressed his lips tight. "I don't want you to be with him. I want us to happen. I want you in my life, I want you to know, I'm serious. I love you."
I felt like crying. Was he on something? Was it just a dream?
"You'll be just a barmaid if you stay." Cole looked me in the eye. "You need a life. And I want you to have a life worth living, because you are worthy, you are beautiful. And I want great things for you."
I did my best to laugh. I pulled back my wind-blown hair, thinking he'd let go. I'd go back to where I was, cleaning tables, listening to the pool balls click and achy country music playing in the background. But he hugged me hard, and I had no idea I'd be taking off with him in the next thirty seconds.
