High School Lovers

"We met freshman year of high school," Ava said. "Jenny here helped me with my math homework one day."

"And then one day turned into one year, and one year turned into two and well, here we are!" Jennifer said, giving Ava a smooch.

Taylor, now Marie, my niece, tugs on the sleeve of Ava's shirt. "Mommy, I wanna dessert."

"Oh, sorry, Marie, but you can't have sugar this late," Ava said. "You'll be a nightmare to handle before bed."

"I will not!" Marie huffed. I laughed inwardly at Taylor Swift, once a famous singer, now acting like a bratty child.

"I wanna dessert!" Marie repeated, now seeming close to crying.