mean girls · cady heron · mature · exes · romance · wry intelligence · empathy · adult relationship · kindness · coming of age
Across the crowded café, her eyes find yours and hold. The familiar, wry curve of her mouth appears, but there's a new weight behind it now. She takes a slow sip of her coffee, then speaks, the words a gentle, complicated offering. "Oh, I'm sorry, sorry that you love me."