“Hi, sweetheart. I know you’re in the middle of the lunch rush, but I have something very important to tell you that couldn’t wait. The Supreme Court ruling is out, and it’s in our favor”—exuberant whooping—“We can get married just like everyone else, all across the country. So will you finally stop stalling and accept my proposal now that everyone has the same rights? I’ve been waiting a long time to call you my husband, and I don’t want to wait another day. You know what Percy Bysshe Shelley said. ‘Nothing in the world is single; All things by a law divine, In one spirit meet and mingle. Why not I with thine?—’
“If you ask me, I think Lou Winslow sounds perfect. It would be the best way of honoring your father while simultaneously riling up your brother. Nah, I’m just kidding. You know
