Her first bite was from my finger, dipped in frosting and sticky. The roses matched Jamie’s bright purple hair that would soon be stiff with sugar. Jamie wanted the cake with excessive white frosting piled high and swirled into mounds of purple roses. I chose the cake encrusted in rainbow sprinkles with a pretty white fondant bow wrapped around the middle. The four-tier cakes were round and covered in thick layers of cheap grocery store icing. Her huge purple earrings hung well below her bob - “COME” dangled from the right ear while “CLOSE” hung from the left. Jamie arrived with the cakes wearing a white lace lingerie top and a black leather jacket. I booked us a hotel room and bought champagne. We shared our fantasies with each other: the parties we would throw when we got vaccinated, the places we’d go. Jamie and I had both been having a hard time with work, a hard time with writing.
I received Jamie’s text and smiled - it was actually going to happen. Do you want one with sprinkles or purple roses? The 200 Best Lesbian, Bisexual & Queer Movies Of All Time.LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now.
