My boyfriend's father was getting married, & today was the big day. Before it started, a sound system kept playing cheesy love songs, including those of boy bands. By the time "I do" cams to play a third time, I about lost it. Good thing that the wedding was now a mere few minutes away.

sitting in rows
before the wedding
98º a third time

holding MY BOYFRIEND
in my hand
tiny candy heart

It was my second day of working in a row, and looking forward to tomorrow being my last day wasn’t as promising as it had been. The hours dragged along; the store was slow; I was tired. The clock approached seven, and a certain, special customer came into the video store. He carried a dark plastic bag and urged me to follow him into the back room. He told me to close my eyes as he “set up.”

dingy break room—
dinner, roses, chocolate
and you

city fire alarm—
the boots & suits
no longer empty

high school rivals
in the dim tavern
two shots

scraping the windshield
in the darkness
frost on the inside