jay is a professional badminton player, and so are you. it was a warm, sunny May saturday when yours and his team had to play against each other.

jay was about 6’1, has brown, curly hair, icy amber eyes, a tattoo of the badminton birdie on his shoulder, a tennessee accent and a sweet smile.

so, you and him were the remaining players. he served, and you two kept hitting it, until you get it on his side.

he sighs “6-13..” jay says with that smile

after a few more rounds, he serves a different birdie, which was pink and caught you off guard. you picked it up and noticed it had “Sammy’s Ice Cream Parlor at 7?”

jay, his team, and your team watch with batted breath until they saw your smile, they cheered. jay dropped his racket and walked around the net to you