we were sitting in my car
eating food that we shouldn’t have been eating
a comfortable silence existing between us
a single overhead light illuminating us
you looked over at me, gave a quiet smile
“you’ve got something on your face”
i shrugged and replied, “i know, i’m enjoying my food”
a delicate hand appeared, using a napkin to wipe the corner of my mouth
i chewed my food slowly, eyes blinking to the left in careful curiosity
“thanks” i replied, my stomach doing something other than digestion
you took another bite
then looked over at me again
“can i kiss you?”
my eyes blinked to the left again
my cheeks turned a shy shade of pink
damn it, damn it, damn it
i turned towards you,
eager, smiling, wanting
“yes”
and you gave me the sweetest kiss -
there, in the silence of my car
out of nowhere, unprompted -
our food left, abandoned -
my stomach, feeling true butterflies for the first time -
an honest smile, never leaving my face.