Page 18 of Every Shattered Note
MustLoveMusic:Maybe I am.All I need is the right heartbreak and an acoustic guitar.Lolita is currently in storage so it’ll have to wait.
AlyEuphoriaEvents:You have a woman inside a storage unit?Is this an inflatable doll?
MustLoveMusic:Lolita is my acoustic guitar.You already met Rosie.
AlyEuphoriaEvents:Rosie is ...(eyes suspiciously)
MustLoveMusic:The electric guitar you were lucky enough to listen to yesterday.Not everyone gets the pleasure of hearing the lady.
AlyEuphoriaEvents:So, if Lolita won’t break your heart, who will?
MustLoveMusic:You volunteering?
AlyEuphoriaEvents:Don’t tempt me.
MustLoveMusic:Wait, you’d break my heart for the sake of art?
AlyEuphoriaEvents:I mean ...if it guarantees me front-row seats when you perform it live while I’m sobbing like a baby, maybe.
MustLoveMusic:Wow.So cold.Do you flirt like this with all your contractors?
AlyEuphoriaEvents:I’m not flirting.I’m trying to show you that you wouldn’t be able to come up with a song, let alone a song that’s magical.Plus, you’re trying to rename the house band after a rejected vinyl tech.
MustLoveMusic:Vinyl 2.0 was ahead of its time.You crushed them.
AlyEuphoriaEvents:It sounded like a printer.
MustLoveMusic:So what would you call us, then?If I let you name the band?
AlyEuphoriaEvents:The Improvisers.Or maybe Brides & Drums.
MustLoveMusic:Oh, that’s good.Really rolls off the tongue.Sounds like a cautionary tale with drums.
AlyEuphoriaEvents:Exactly.Perfect for weddings.Just enough dysfunction to keep it real.
MustLoveMusic:You really have a thing for wedding gigs, huh?
AlyEuphoriaEvents:They’re weirdly addictive.You start thinking you’ve seen every type of love story ...then someone surprises you.There’s always a better meet-cute.However, that’s not all I do.I handle a lot of different events.I’m a planner and make your magical day happen.
MustLoveMusic:So you’re addicted to magic.
AlyEuphoriaEvents:No.I’m not addicted to magic.I’m addicted to that split second—the one just before everything changes.
The breath before the music starts.
The silence before the promise.
The look on someone’s face when they realize they’re staring at the rest of their life.
That moment when the noise drops, and somehow, the woman standing at the end of the aisle becomes the only person that’s ever made sense.
MustLoveMusic:That sounds like magic to me.Slightly terrifying magic, but still.
AlyEuphoriaEvents:Maybe.It’s less about fairy tales and more about the tiny things.The mother pinning a six-year-old tie on her grown son.The maid of honor slipping out to cry alone in the stairwell.The cousin who makes a speech that’s way too personal and somehow still perfect.That’s where the magic lives: The mess and the effort.
MustLoveMusic:Okay, but now you’re just trying to make me cry.
AlyEuphoriaEvents:You?Cry?Please.I bet you didn’t even flinch when Rose let go of Jack.
