002 - When I was dirty and you laughed

"When I was dirty and you laughed" he answered.

She had wanted to know when things changed for him. She was speechless for a moment, not sure how to respond to this confession. She considered all the fights they had over the years; the misunderstandings, the questions about fidelity, the selfish secrets. How could the time she laughed when he spilled their dinner on himself the night she met his parents be the thing that caused him to leave? They had been dating for six weeks.

"But you laughed too. We all did." She said, incredulity winning.

"I wasn't laughing."