One Step From Happiness, We Let Go of Each Other's Hands

After my thirty-seventh cold war with Paddy, he went out to buy a gift to smooth things over, same as always. I was scrolling through short videos, bored out of my mind, when a face I knew far too well popped up, set to the background music of "One Step Short of Happily Ever After." It was Paddy's first love, Noreen. In the video, an eighteen-year-old Noreen was riding on Paddy's back, flashing a peace sign at the camera.