My Best Friend, the Pizza Delivery Man

“I couldn’t stop thinking about you today. Okay, not you specifically. It was more about the pizza that you brought me last night. All day long, I was taunted by delicious memories of the cheese, the spicy beef, the pickle zing, the satisfying crunch of the Italian thin crust…

You looked at me this time. I was embarrassed to be getting pizza delivered two nights in a row, but there was no judgement in your eyes, only warmth. You smiled and told me to have a great evening. I did have a great evening.”

Where’s the line between love and infatuation? Or is that feeling just hunger?

Read it here.

(published under J.L. Corbett, a previous pen name)

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