Borough Market

A young man and young woman wandered through the stalls of Borough Market, occasionally drawn in by something intriguing or a tempting smell. They held hands, and the girl kicked stones as she walked, her head down.

"Are you sure you want to be here?" the girl asked.

"I told you I did, Sarah," the young man said.

Sarah shrugged. "Well it just feels like I'm the one who decided everything this time, and it's our 2 year, so we should both have a say."

"I'm having fun, okay?" He smiled at her.

"But, Logan-"

"I swear."

She smiled back at him. "Okay."

The air was full of food smells exaggerated by the dampness left by the morning rain, and the aisles were flooded with people since it was a Sunday. Sarah had stopped kicking stones and started pulling Logan excitedly from one stall to another, particularly those with sweets or bread. They toasted to their anniversary with some champagne at one stall and tried some apple vinegar and bread at the next. They hardly noticed the crowd around them, too focused on the food and each other. They didn't let go of each other's hands once.

"Didn't your brother buy cheese for your mom's birthday from here?" Sarah asked as she pulled Logan to another cheese stand.

"I don't remember, but it smells good. Looks, samples, try some."

She popped a sample of some soft cheese in her mouth, froze where she stood, and started jumping up and down and hitting Logan. He tried to grab her arms to get her to stop but she flailed some more and pointed at the cheese.

"What?" Logan asked. "Why are you freaking out?"

It was creamy and a little bit smokey. Just the small sample made her mouth water. It wasn't too salty or dry. Perfect was the only way to describe it. She could picture eating it plain or with a bit of sourdough. Maybe some crackers. It left a smooth aftertaste in her mouth, making her want more.

"I want to marry this cheese."

"What?"

"Seriously, you have to try this."

He took a sample. "Oh my God."

"This cheese is my new Jesus."

"I would say that's going to far, but it's not."

They bought two bricks of it. They spent the rest of the afternoon trying breads and wines to find something that would perfectly compliment the cheese. Finally, they settled on some medium red wine.

"So eating this deliciousness and watching some Netflix for the rest of the day?" Logan asked.

"Oh absolutely," Sarah said.

"I was thinking maybe a Disney marathon?"

Sarah through her arms around Logan's neck and kissed him hard. She pulled away and smiled at him with her arms still around his neck. Since she was shorter than him, he held her up with one hand and tried not to drop their wine and cheese with the other.

"What? You like that idea?" he said and laughed.

"Well yeah," Sarah said, "I think I love you more than Jesus cheese."