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 wish I were that smooth," Elias laughed softly. "I think the universe just has a very specific sense of humor."
"Do you remember the night this played at the pier?" she asked. Jeffrey Osbourne You Should Be Mine (woo woo song)
As they stood together in the indigo light, the song didn't just feel like a memory anymore—it felt like a beginning.
"I remember I tried to hit the high note and a seagull looked at me like I was crazy," he said. She froze when she heard the music
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?"
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. "I wish I were that smooth," Elias laughed softly
She laughed, and for a second, the three years between them vanished. The song was reaching its peak now, Jeffrey Osborne practically begging for another shot at love. It was the perfect soundtrack for a man who had realized too late that everything he needed had walked out the door years ago.