When Sparks Fly

by Kristen Zimmer

“I’m not big on video games.” “Neither am I.” What? How? “Your dad owns a gaming company!” “And I am an utter disappointment to him,” she says with a smirk. “Pizza?”

She’s straight, and it wouldn’t matter if she weren’t because she’s so off limits that she’s the human equivalent of Chernobyl.

I don’t want it to be mutual. That would complicate the shit out of everything, and I really don’t need that kind of aggro. I just want to ride out this year, nice and easy, so I can get on with adulting.

This it's how you turn a negative motivation to a positive goal.

Cate and Tom are going to see the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It’s definitely Cate’s choice. The most sophisticated stuff I’ve heard Tom listen to is the Foo Fighters.

“Well, I need a glass of wine.” “It’s eight in the morning, dear.” “Irish coffee it is.”