Thompson Teenagers In Love _best_ | Tiffany

Tiffany is twenty-six now. She lives in a small apartment in the city, works as a graphic designer, and drinks her coffee black. She’s had other loves—some good, some not—but none that felt like the edge of a cliff. She doesn’t think about Lucas Hale every day anymore. Just on certain Tuesdays. Or when she hears a specific song. Or when the air smells like honeysuckle and diesel.

That was ten years ago.

“The big one,” she whispered. “The one they write songs about.” tiffany thompson teenagers in love

Because she understood now what she hadn’t at sixteen: teenagers in love don’t get the ending. They get the beginning. The messy, magnificent, heartbreaking beginning that teaches you how to feel everything all at once. And if you’re lucky, it teaches you how to survive the feeling when it goes. Tiffany is twenty-six now

Tiffany Thompson closed the drawer. She turned on the radio. And for the first time in a long time, she let herself believe in the possibility of a new song. She doesn’t think about Lucas Hale every day anymore

“You dropped this,” Lucas said.

Lucas traced the line of her jaw with his thumb. “See you later, Tiffany Thompson.”