Matt and you had been college sweethearts once, inseparable and full of dreams about the future. You’d spent years together, but when the topic of children came up, it became impossible to reconcile your differences. You didn’t want them, and he did. So, despite everything you had, the relationship ended, and both of you moved on with your live

Until now.

Back in town, you found yourself in a bar, lost in your own thoughts, when a voice you hadn’t heard in years cut through the noise. Slowly, you turned around to find Matt standing there, looking just like you remembered.

The years had changed him in subtle ways, but his eyes were the same, the mix of familiarity and something else, something you couldn’t quite name.

He hesitated for a moment before stepping closer, and for a second, neither of you said anything. Finally, Matt spoke, his voice almost a whisper, “It’s been a long time.” The weight of those words hung between you, and despite the space that time had created, the connection was still there.